Metric System/ SI Units

kilo-

thousand, 1000, k

hecto-

hundred, 100, h

deka-

ten, 10, dk

Base Unit

grams, liters, meters

deci-

tenth, .1, d

centi-

hundredth, .01, c

milli-

thousandth, .001, m

Metric System

The decimal measuring system based on multiples of ten using the meter, liter, and gram as units of length, volume, and mass.

SI Units

International System of Units, uses the metric system of measurements, and is used by all scientists

Volume

The amount of space an object takes up (the capacity of an object)

Gram

Basic unit used to measure mass in the metric system

Mass

A measure of the amount of matter in an object

Liter

Basic unit of volume in the metric system

Meter

Basic unit of length in the metric system

Length

Distance between two points

Kelvin

K, SI unit for temperature, C + 273= K,

Absolute Zero

The coldest temperature, 0 Kelvin, that can be reached. It is the hypothetical temperature at which all molecular motion stops.

Triple Beam Balance

instrument used to measure mass

Meterstick

A tool used for measuring length or distance

Graduated Cylinder

instrument used to measure volume of a liquid

Time

interval between two events, SI unit of time is the second

Thermometer

An instrument used to measure temperature

Standard

An exact quantity that people agree to use for comparison

Meniscus

The curved upper surface of a liquid in a tube