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|2.1 |What is measurement? |

|A measurement is a ___________ that | |

|includes a unit. | |

|Name 1 type of unit that is used in the| |

|metric system. | |

|Name 1 type of unit that is used in the| |

|English system. | |

|Write your height in centimeters. Use | |

|arrows to identify the measurement and | |

|the unit. | |

| |A history of measuring systems |

|Why is the English system difficult? | |

| | |

|The metric system is a base-10 system. | |

|What does that mean? | |

|What does SI units stand for? | |

| |More SI Units |

|What is the basic SI unit for distance?| |

|Which SI unit of measurement would you | |

|use to measure the | |

|thickness of a flower stem? | |

|length of your textbook? | |

|distance from your house to school? | |

| |Volume and Mass |

|What does volume measure? | |

|Write the formula for a rectangular | |

|solid. | |

|What is the basic SI unit for volume? | |

|What is the basic SI unit for mass? | |

|2.1 |Section Review Questions |

|1. How many milliliters are in a | |

|liter? | |

|2. What prefix increases an SI unit | |

|1,000 times? | |

|3. If you were going to measure the | |

|length of your foot, would you use mm, | |

|cm, or m? Why? | |

|4. Find the volume of a room that | |

|measures 8 meters wide, 5 meters long, | |

|and 4 meters high. | |

Name _______________________

Period ____

Metric Measurement

1. What is one benefit of using the International System of Units?

___________________________________________________

___________________________________________________

2. Which SI unit best describes the volume of gasoline in a car?

A. meters B. liters C. kilograms D. cups

3. What is the basic SI unit for length? __________________

for mass? __________________

for volume? __________________

4. The metric system is based on what number? ______

Match the object with the BEST unit of measure for that object.

5. ______ 3 millimeters a. the height of a skyscraper

6. ______ 800 meters b. the distance from L.A. to New York City

7. ______ 1000 kilometers c. the diameter of a dime

8. ______ 70 liters d. the weight of an elephant

9. ______ 500 milliliters e. the volume of a small bottle of water

10. _____ 5 milligrams f. the volume of water in a bathtub

11. _____ 5 grams g. the weight of a piece of paper

12. _____ 900 kilograms h. the weight of a cookie

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|2.2 Notes |More Measurements |

| |Mass and Weight |

|What is matter? | |

|What is mass? | |

|What is weight? | |

|Complete the table |MASS vs. WEIGHT |

| |MASS |

| |WEIGHT |

| | |

| |Measures the __________ of matter in an object |

| |Measures the force of __________ on an object |

| | |

| |Stays the _________ regardless of position or location |

| |___________ and depends on position or location |

| | |

| |Measured using a _____________ |

| | |

| |Measured using a _________ |

| | |

| |Measuring Temperature |

|The United States is one of the | |

|________ countries that still use the | |

|__________ scale. | |

|Most countries, scientists, and | |

|engineers use the ___________ scale. | |

|Complete the table to compare the |Celsius |

|Celsius and Fahrenheit scales. | |

| |Fahrenheit |

| | |

| | |

| |Water boils |

| | |

| | |

| | |

| |Normal human body temperature |

| | |

| | |

| | |

| |Comfortable room temperature |

| | |

| | |

| | |

| |Water freezes |

| | |

| | |

|Convert 25°C to °F. | |

|You are doing a science experiment with| |

|a Fahrenheit thermometer. Your data | |

|must be in degrees Celsius. If you | |

|measure a temperature of 86°F, what is | |

|this temperature in degrees Celsius? | |

|2.2 |Section Review |

|Name three measuring tools used in | |

|science. | |

|What is the difference between mass and| |

|weight? | |

|2.3 |Systems and Variables |

|Write the definitions for: | |

| | |

|System | |

| | |

|Variable | |

|Write two examples of a system. | |

| | |

| | |

| | |

|What is an independent variable? | |

| | |

|What is a dependent variable? | |

| | |

|What is a control variable? | |

| | |

|An experiment is being conducted to | |

|determine if the height of a ramp | |

|increases the speed of a toy car. The| |

|mass of the cars is the same. | |

|What kind of variable is the ramp | |

|height? | |

|What kind of variable is the mass of | |

|the car? | |

|What kind of variable is the speed of | |

|the car? | |

|2.4 |Graphs |

|A graph is a picture that shows how | |

|two _______________ are related. | |

|Why are graphs used more often than a| |

|table of numbers? | |

|On which axis does the independent | |

|variable belong on a graph? | |

|On which axis does the dependent | |

|variable belong on a graph? | |

|What are the three most commonly used| |

|types of graph? | |

| | |

|Answer # 3 from page 45 of your |3a. |

|textbook. |b. |

| |c. |

|What are the 7 parts of a graph? | |

| | |

| | |

|Make a line graph for the following | |

|data: | |

|(Be sure to use all 7 parts) | |

| | |

|Ramp Height | |

|(cm) | |

|Car Speed | |

|(miles per hour) | |

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|10 | |

|5 | |

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|20 | |

|6.5 | |

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|30 | |

|8 | |

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|40 | |

|9.5 | |

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