Metric System

SI

Another name for the metric system. International Systems of Units

Liter (tool)

Measured using graduated cylinders

Meter (tool)

Measured using meter stick, m

Gram (tool)

Measured using triple beam balance

*Celsius (tool)

Measured using Celsius thermometer

Seconds/Minutes (tool)

Measured using stopwatch or clock

Mass (unit)

Measure using grams

Volume (unit)

Measured using liters

Length (unit)

Measured using meters

Time (unit)

Measured using seconds

Temperature (unit)

Measured using *Celsius

Kilo

equal to 1000

Base Unit

equal to 1

Deci

equal to 0.1

Centi

equal to 0.01

Milli

equal to 0.001

Meniscus line

The dip in the water due to surface tension that you use to read a graduated cylinder

Density

The relation of mass to volume and volume to mass

mass (definition)

how much matter is inside something

volume (definition)

how much space something takes up

length (definition)

how long something is from one point to another

density (definition)

how compact something is; mass divided by volume (m/v)

Based on 10

Metric System