Metric System and Science Tools

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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


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