Mr. Shepherd’s Physical Science Class
Name:___________________
Class: ___________________
Chapter 1: _______________________________________________
Section 2: _______________________________________________
A _________________________________________ is an exact quantity that people agree to
use for comparison.
English Measurement System (U.S.A.):
Milk _______________________________
Lumber_____________________________
Potatoes____________________________
Metric (Other Nations): Based on multiples of _____________ and developed in the late 1700’s.
Milk→ _______________________________
Lumber→ ____________________________
Potatoes → ___________________________
In 1960, an improved version of the metric system was devised, known as the International
_______________________________________________, abbreviated SI.
SI Base Units:
________________________ are easy to use, because they are based on multiples of 10.
The prefix kilo- means __________________________
1 kilometer = ______________________________ meters
1 kilogram= _______________________________ grams
The prefix deci- means “one-tenth”
1 decimeter = _______________________________
1 decigram = ________________________________
Common SI Prefixes:
Converting between SI Units:
-_________________________________________ are used to change one unit to another.
Ex. 1,000 mL = 1 L
-A ________________________________________is a ratio that is equal to one.
CF 1,000 mL = 1
1L
To ________________________________, you multiply by the appropriate conversion factor.
Example:
Measuring Distance:
-The SI unit of length is the ____________________________________, m.
-The ________________ of the unit you measure with will depend on the ________________ of
the object being measured.
Example: Distance from home ________________________________
Length of a Pencil __________________________________
Measuring Volume:
-The amount of space occupied by an object is called its __________________________.
(Solids, liquids, and gases)
-Volume = ________________________ X ____________________ X______________________
Measuring Matter:
-_______________________________ is a measurement of the quantity of matter in an object.
-A table-tennis (ping pong) ball and a golf ball have about the same ____________________.
The golf ball has more _________________________________.
Measuring Density:
-Density= _________________________
÷____________________________.
- The measurement unit for density is _____________________________.
- A unit obtained by combining different SI units is called a __________________________ unit.
Time:
-Time is the interval between 2 events.
-The SI unit for time is the __________________________________________.
Temperature:
- For most scientific work, temperature is measured on the __________________________
scale.
-The SI unit of temperature is the ________________________________________.
-FREEZING POINT OF WATER:
0°C, 32°F, or 273K
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-BOILING POINT OF WATER:
100°C, 212°F, or 373K
- Converting Fahrenheit to Celcius
Formula: C = 5(F-32)
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