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Section 2: Standards of Measurement

Chapter 1: The Nature of Science. Section 2: Standards of Measurement. Learning Goals. Name the prefixes used in SI and indicate what multiple of ten each one represents. Identify SI units and symbols. Convert related SI units. Units and Standards.

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Section 2: Standards of Measurement

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  1. Chapter 1: The Nature of Science Section 2: Standards of Measurement

  2. Learning Goals • Name the prefixes used in SI and indicate what multiple of ten each one represents. • Identify SI units and symbols. • Convert related SI units.

  3. Units and Standards • Standard: exact quantity that people agree to use for comparison.

  4. Measurement Systems • Imperial system of measurement • Feet • Pounds • Gallons • Only 3 countries do not use the metric system of measurement: • U.S.A., Myanmar, and Liberia

  5. Measurement Systems • International System of Units (SI): an improved version of the metric system. • Understood by scientists worldwide • Based on multiples of 10 and uses prefixes to indicate a specific multiple.

  6. Measurement Systems • SI Base Units: • Length – meters (m) • Mass – grams (g) • Liquid volume – liters (L) • Time – seconds (s)

  7. Measurement Systems • SI Prefixes: • Kilo (k) – x1000 • Centi (c) – x 0.01 or 1/100 • Milli (m) – x 0.001 or 1/1000 See the “Metric Toolbox” or Page 15 of your textbook for more

  8. Measurement Systems • Converting between SI Units: • Use conversion factors: • ratios that are used to change one unit to another

  9. Example • There are 1000 mL in 1 L. • How many mL are in 3 L?

  10. Factor Label Method • Write what you know on the left • Write what you want on the right • Put a conversion factor in the middle • Cancel units on top and bottom • Multiply top and divide bottom

  11. Example • There are 100 cm in 1 m. • How many cm are in 2.75 m?

  12. Example • How long, in centimeters, is a 3,075 mm rope?

  13. Let’s Practice!

  14. Measuring Distance • Length is measured using a unit appropriate for the distance between two points.

  15. Measuring Distance • The SI unit of length is the meter (m). mm cm

  16. Measuring Volume • Volume: the amount of space an object occupies. • The base unit for liquid volume is liters (L) • Beakers, flasks, and graduated cylinders (mL)

  17. Measuring Volume • Measuring solid volumes: • Formulas: (V = lxwxh) • Units in cubic centimeters (cm3) or cubic meters (m3) • Water displacement

  18. Measuring Matter • Mass: a measurement of the quantity of matter in an object. • Base unit is grams (g) • Balances can be used to measure mass

  19. Measuring Matter • Density: the mass per unit volume of a material. • How much mass an object has in a certain amount of space. • Density = mass/volume • Unit for density is grams per milliliter (g/mL)

  20. Measuring Time and Temperature • SI unit of time = seconds (s) • Metric unit of temperature = degrees Celsius (°C) • SI unit of temperature = Kelvin (K)

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