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Measurement Notes

The document discusses various units of measurement in the International System of Units (SI) or metric system. It defines units for length, mass, time, temperature, weight, volume, area, density and other derived quantities. Conversion methods between units within the metric system are also explained.

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Measurement Notes

The document discusses various units of measurement in the International System of Units (SI) or metric system. It defines units for length, mass, time, temperature, weight, volume, area, density and other derived quantities. Conversion methods between units within the metric system are also explained.

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Measurement

Measurement
 SI Standard System of International Units
or Metric System
 Uses 10 as a base
 Always estimate one unit/place further
than what your measuring device allows
Direct Instruments
Direct Measurements
 Can be made with no calculations
 It is recorded in one step
Length
Length
 SI unit is the meter (m)
 1 km = .6 miles or 1 mile = 1.6 km (p.909)
 Instrument: Ruler or Meter Stick
Mass
Mass:
 a measure of an object’s matter;
 depends on the atoms that make up the
object;
 SI Unit: Kilogram (kg)
 Instrument: Triple Beam Balance or Scale
Time
Time:
 Unit: Second (s or sec)
 Instrument: Stopwatch or clock
Temperature
Temperature: a measure of the average
movement of particles for a given object;
 Unit: Degrees Kelvin (K) or Celsius (C)
 Instrument: Thermometer
Temperature
Temperature:
 Conversions:
 0C = 5/9 (F-32)
 0F = 9/5 C+32
 Kelvin = C+273
Weight
Weight
 a measure of the gravitational force on an
object
 Unit: Newton (N)
 Instrument: Spring Scale
Volume
Volume: a measure of the space occupied
by an object;
 Unit: Liter (L)*
 Instrument: Graduated Cylinder
Derived Measurements
Derived Quantities
 Must be calculated
 Cannon be recorded in one step
Area
Area: a measure of surface within a given
set of boundaries;
 Formula: Length x Width (L x W)
 Unit: meters squared (m^2)
 Instrument: Ruler or Meter Stick
Volume
Volume of a Solid
 Formula: (L x W x H)
 Unit: meters or centimeters squared
 Instrument: Ruler or Meter Stick
Density
Density: a measure of the amount of matter
that occupies a given volume;
 Formula: Mass divided by Volume (m/v)
 Unit: grams per cubic centimeter
 Instrument: Balance and Ruler or Meter
Stick
Speed
Speed
 Formula: Distance divided by Time (d/t)
 Unit: Meters per Second
 Instrument: Ruler or Meter Stick and
Stopwatch
Scientific Notation
Scientific Notation:
 to express a number as a multiplier and
power of ten
 Ex. 100 or 1x102; 0.039 or 3.9x10-2
Metric Conversions
 Converting from one prefix to another or
from a base unit to a prefix
 Example:
 How many centimeters in a meter?
 How many centimeters in a kilometer?
Unit Converter
Example
 To convert 1000 milligrams to grams, you
are moving which way on the stairs?
 UP
 If you are up you must…
 Move the decimal LEFT
 How many places will you move?
3
 Answer
Answer
 Since you are moving three steps up,
then you will move left three times
 1000 is what you start with
 When the decimal is moved left three times:
1g
3 Questions to Ask
 Which way are you moving on the steps?

 Are you moving up or down?

 How many steps?


Examples
Work Quietly on these Problems
 How many grams are in 5 kilograms?

 How many kilometers are in 25.0 meters

 How may centimeters are in 45.0


hectometers?
 Write in regular notation and scientific
notation

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