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Metric System. Measurement and SI. Bell Work 8/16/10. Please get our your signed syllabus sheet Please get a peach bell work sheet and begin answering the following questions in complete sentences What instrument is used to measure length?
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Metric System Measurement and SI
Bell Work 8/16/10 Please get our your signed syllabus sheet Please get a peach bell work sheet and begin answering the following questions in complete sentences • What instrument is used to measure length? • Why do you think it is important to know how to measure length?
Metric System • Referred to as the international system of units or SI • Based on the number 10 • Measuring system used by all scientists • Used to measure length, volume, mass, weight, density, and temperature
Length • Used to measure from one point to another • Instrument used to measure length is the metric ruler • Basic unit of length is the meter • kilometer- km • hectometer- hm • decameter- dam • meter-m • decimeter- dm • centimeter- cm • millimeter – mm • In space, distance is measured in light years • A light year is the distance light travels in a year
Bell Work 8/17/10 • What is the metric system used to measure? • What is the metric system referred to as? • What is the basic unit for length? • In space, what is distance measured in?
Homework 8/17/10 Practice measuring the following items at your house. Remember to use centimeters as your unit. • The width of your front door • The height of a glass or cup • One item of your choice • For each write down the item and the measurement for the item
Bell Work 8/18/10 Using a ruler and centimeters (cm) measure the length of the lines on the piece of paper at your table. Please share with your partner and don’t write on the paper. Example: 6.3 cm • Length of line 1: • Length of line 2: • Length of line 3: • Length of line 4:
Volume • Volume is the amount of space an object takes up • Volume can be measured for liquids and solids.
Volume (cont.) 3. Liquids – The basic unit for liquid volume is the Liter ___________________________L_________________________ 4. The instrument used to measure liquid volume is the graduated cylinder 5. When measuring liquid volume you measure to the meniscus
Volume (cont.) • Solids Basic unit of solid volume is cubic meters (m3) • cubic kilometer- km3 • cubic hectometer- hm3 • cubic decameter- dam3 • cubic meter-m3 • cubic decimeter- dm3 • cubic centimeter- cm3 • cubic millimeter – mm3 7. The instrument used to measure solid volume is a meter stick.
There are 2 Ways to Measure Solid Volume • Length x Width x Height • Water Displacement using a graduated cylinder Steps • Record the volume of the water in the cylinder • Place the object in the cylinder and record the new volume 3. Complete the following math problem: Measurement 2 – measurement 1 = volume of the object
Bell Work 8/19/10 • What is volume? • What is the basic unit for liquid volume? • What is the basic unit for solid volume? • How do you calculate the volume of a solid?
Bell Work 8/20/10 1. What is the volume of a solid with these measurements? Length 3 cm width 2 cm height 4 cm 2. How do you find the volume of an irregular solid?
Mass • Mass is the amount of matter in an object. 2. The basic unit for mass is a gram ___________________________g________________________ 3. The instrument used to measure mass is a triple beam balance
Bell Work 8/23/10 Please use complete sentences. • What is mass? • What instrument is used to measure mass?
Bell Work 8/24/10 Please use complete sentences. • What basic units do we use to measure volume? • What basic units do we use to measure length? • What basic units do we use to measure mass?
Density • Shows a relationship between mass and volume • To calculate density we divide mass by volume • d=m/v • Units for density depend on size of object • Large objects = kg/L • Small objects = g/mL
Bell Work 8/25/10 Find the density of an object with 1. m=50g v=5mL 2. m=200kg v=2L
Temperature • Measured in degrees Celsius • Instrument = Theremometer • Freezing = 0 degrees Celsius • Boiling = 100 degrees Celsius
Bell Work 8/26/10 Please DO NOT touch the microscopes!!! • What instrument is used to measure temperature? • What is the freezing point in degrees Celsius? • What is the boiling point in degrees Celsius?
Bell Work 8/27/10 Find the density of the following objects • m = 20 g v = 4 mL • m = 60 kg v = 2 L • m = 8 g v = 8 mL
Weight • Weight is the measure of attraction between objects due to gravity. • Basic unit of weight is the Newton (N)
Bell Work 8/30/10 Please get a new pink bell work sheet from the counter by the sinks. • What is weight? • What unit is weight measured in? • How many centimeters are in a meter?
Bell Work 8/31/10 • 1000 g = ______ kg • 200 mL = ______ L • 1 m = ______ Dkm • 77 g = ______ mg
Bell Work 8/28/09 • 25 kg = ______ mg • 345 cL = ______ HL • 980 m = ______ mm • 23700 g = ______ kg
Bell Work 9/1/10 • 98 Hg = ______ mg • 222 KL = ______ L • 2706 mm = ______ Dkm • 5 g = ______ kg
Bell Work 09/2/10 What is the basic unit for the following? 1. Length 2. Volume 3. Mass
Bell Work 9/3/10 • What is the abbreviation for cubic centimeters? • What number is the metric system based on? • What is used to measure the mass of objects?