Science Ch 1.3 Vocabulary

Front

What do scientists use as a set of measuring units?

Back

SI or the International System of Units

Front

What is the base unit for length?

Back

M for meters and it is the distance between 2 points

Front

What is the base unit for mass?

Back

kilogram, it is the quantity of ,atter in an object

Front

What is the base unit for temperature?

Back

Kelvin

Front

What is the base unit for

time?

Back

seconds

Front

What are derived units?

Back

made from a combination of base units, for example, area and volume and density

Front

What is density?

Back

mass/volume

Front

What is volume?

Back

amount of space occupied by an object

units are L,ML, CM3

Front

What is the measurement of the amount of matter in an object?

Back

mass

Front

When going from celcius to kelvin you should do what?

Back

add 273