SI Unit for Length correct answers meters (m, cm, km, mm)
SI Unit for Mass correct answers grams (g, kg, mg)
SI Unit for Temperature correct answers Celcius (C), Fahrenheit (F), Kelvin (K)
SI Unit for volume correct answers Liters (L, mL) and cm^3
Instrument used to measure length correct answers ruler/meter stick
Instrument used to measure mass correct answers triple beam balance
Instrument used to measure temperature correct answers thermometer
Instrument used to measure volume correct answers graduated cylinder
numerical equivalent of kilo- correct answers 1,000
numerical equivalent of hecta- correct answers 100
numerical equivalent of deka- correct answers 10
numerical equivalent of m/L/g correct answers 1
numerical equivalent of milli- correct answers .001
, numerical equivalent of centi- correct answers .01
numerical equivalent of deci- correct answers .1
Air Resistance correct answers The upward force of air on a falling object
Centripetal force correct answers Any force that causes an object to follow a curved path
Friction correct answers Force that opposes motion
Gravity correct answers A force of attraction between two objects with mass
Inertia correct answers The tendency of an object to resist a change in motion
Weight correct answers The force of Earth's gravity on objects on or near its surface
More dense materials ___, less dense materials ___. correct answers More dense sink; less dense
float
How could you chnage the weight of an object without changing its mass? correct answers Put it
in space (change the force of gravity)
Explain why an object dropped horizontally and an object dropped straight down from the same
height will hit the ground at the same time. correct answers Because gravity pulls them down at
the same rate.
How can a bowling ball and a golf ball have the same amount of momentum? correct answers
Increase the velocity of the object with a smaller mass (or vice versa)