Metric System and Science Tools
stop watch
measures time using seconds and parts of a second
milli
metric prefix than means 1000 times smaller than base unit (m, L, g)
centi
metric prefix that means 100 times smaller than base unit (m, L, g)
kilo
metric prefix that means 1000 times bigger than base unit (m, L, g)
quantitative data
numerical data
graduated cyclinder
tool used to measure liquid volume usually in mL units
thermometer
tool used to measure temperature
centimeter
used to measure length of objects 100 times smaller than a meter
millimeter
used to measure length of very small objects 1000 times smaller than a meter
kilogram
used to measure mass of a large object 1000 times larger than a gram
gram
used to measure mass of an object base unit of mass
milligram
used to measure the mass of a very small amounts of mass 1000 times smaller than a gram
milliliter
used to measure the volume of small amounts of liquid 1000 times smaller than a liter
metric ton
used to measure very large mass of an object 1000 times larger than a kilogram
kiloliter
used to measure volume of large amount of liquids 1000 times larger than a liter
median score
Middle score in a group of scores.
25 grams
25,000 mg
28 kL
28,000 L
54 cm
540 mm
6,000 m
6,000,000 cm
63 m
63,000mm
70 km
70,000 m
Celsius
Celsius, historically known as centigrade,[1][2] is a scale and unit of measurement for temperature. As an SI derived unit, it is used by most countries in the world. It is named after the Swedish astronomer Anders Celsius (1701-1744), who developed a similar temperature scale.
qualitative data
Information describing color, odor, shape, or some other physical characteristic
Kelvin
SI unit for temperature
mode
The value that occurs most frequently in a given data set.
meter
Used to measure length of objects. The meter was originally defined in 1793 as one ten-millionth of the distance from the equator to the North Pole. Base unit of length
liter
base unit used to measure the volume of liquids equal to 1000 mL
pipette
dropper that is more exact
microscope
magnifies things as the image pass through the lenses
metric ruler
measure length using millimeters and centimeters
triple beam balance
measure mass using grams, milligrams or kilo grams
spring scale
measures force or weight using the units of newtons
kilometer
measures long distances or lengths 1000 times bigger than a meter