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What is a Standard of Measure?
Sets of units of measurement for length, weight, and other quantities defined in a way that is useful to a large number of people
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What does SI stand for?
Systeme International d'Unites
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Name 4 SI units of Measure
Kilogram, second, kelvin, mole, meter (metre), liter (litre), watt, joule
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Who is Gabriel Mouton?
A man who is often credited for originating the metric system
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What is the Scientific Notation?
A useful method of expressing such very small or large numbers
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What is 10,000 in Scientific Notation?
104
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What is the basic SI unit of length?
Meter/metre(m)
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What is a Conversion Factor?
An expression used to change from one unit or set of units to another example: Meter to Centimeter
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What is Area of a figure?
The number of square units that it contains
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What is the Volume of a figure?
The number of cubic units that it contains
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What is the Mass of an object?
The quantity of material making up the object
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What is the basic unit of mass in the metric system?
Kilogram (kg)
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What is the Weight of an object?
A measure of the gravitational force or pull acting on it
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What is the weight unit in the metric system?
Newton (N)
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What is a Spring Balance?
An instrument containing a spring with a pointer attached to it
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What is a Platform Balance?
Consists of two platforms connected by a horizontal rod that balances on a knife edge
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What is the basic unit of time?
Second (s)
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What is an Exact Number?
A number that has been determined as a result of counting such as 24 students in a class
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What is an Approximate Number?
Numbers determined as a result of some measurement process. direct-with ruler indirect- surveying transit
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What are Significant Digits?
The number of units that we are reasonably sure of having counted when making a measurement
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