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Test Prep for SI and Metric Measurement

Definitions for the Quantitative Metric Measurements we need to be familiar with and will be using in science when we conduct labs and collect indirect observations of physical characteristics.

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LiterMetric measure for liquids.
MeterMetric measure for length or distance.
GramMetric measure for Mass.
SecondMetric measure for Time.
CandelasMetric measure for the intensity of Light
PascalsMetric measure for pressure.
MolesMass in grams equal to the atomic weight of an element.
JoulesMetric measure of energy.
kelvin Temperature ScaleTemperature scale that is an extension of degree Celsius scale to absolute zero.
Celsius Temperature ScaleTemperature scale created by dividing the range of temperature between freezing and boiling temperatures of pure water at standard atmospheric conditions (sea level) into 100 parts.
MicroA prefix meaning ‘small’, as in ‘microscope’, ‘micrometer’, ‘micrograph’. Also, a metric prefix meaning 10-6.
MilliMetric prefix that stands for 1/1000.
KiloMetric prefix that stands for 1000.
CentiMetric prefix that stands for 1/100.
HectoMetric prefix that stands for 100.
DeciMetric prefix that stands for 1/10.
DekaMetric prefix that stands for 10
SISystem of International Metric Units.
Cubic CentimetersMetric Measure for volume of regularly shaped object.
KilogramOne Thousand Grams.


Eighth Grade Science Teacher
Gwendolyn Brooks Middle School
Oak Park, IL

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