| A | B |
|---|
| Quantitative Observations | Observations made by taking measurements |
| S.I Units of Measurement | Established in 1960, CGPM ensures wide dissemination of S.I. and modifies it as necessary to the latest advances in science and technology |
| Base Unit for Length/Distance | Meter |
| Symbol for Length/Distance | m |
| Symbol for Meter | m |
| Base Unit for m | Meter |
| Measurement for m | Length/Distance |
| Measurement for Meter | Length/Distance |
| Measurement for kg | Mass |
| Measurement for Kilogram | Mass |
| Base Unit for Mass | Kilogram |
| Base Unit for kg | Kilogram |
| Symbol for Mass | kg |
| Symbol for Kilogram | kg |
| Measurement for Kelvin | Temperature |
| Measurement for K | Temperature |
| Base Unit for Temperature | Kelvin |
| Base Unit for K | Kelvin |
| Symbol for Temperature | K |
| Symbol for Kelvin | K |
| Measurement for Decimeter Cubed | Volume |
| Measurement for dm3 (liter) | Volume |
| Base Unit for Volume | Decimeter Cubed |
| Base Unit for dm3 (liter) | Decimeter Cubed |
| Symbol for Volume | dm3 (liter) |
| Symbol for Decimeter Cubed | dm3 (liter) |
| Measurement for Second | Time |
| Measurement for s | Time |
| Base Unit for Time | Second |
| Base Unit for s | Second |
| Symbol for Time | s |
| Symbol for Second | s |
| Measurement for Joule | Energy |
| Measurement for J | Energy |
| Base Unit for Energy | Joule |
| Base Unit for J | Joule |
| Symbol for Energy | J |
| Symbol for Joule | J |
| Measurement for meter per second | Speed |
| Measurement for m/s | Speed |
| Base Unit for Speed | Meter Per Second |
| Base Unit for m/s | Meter Per Second |
| Symbol for Speed | m/s |
| Symbol for Meter Per Second | m/s |
| Measurement for 1/Second | Frequency |
| Measurement for Hz | Frequency |
| Base Unit for Frequency | 1/Second |
| Base Unit for Hz | 1/Second |
| Symbol for Frequency | Hz |
| Symbol for 1/Second | Hz |
| Measurement for Grams/Centimeter3 | Density |
| Measurement for g/cm3 | Density |
| Base Unit for Density | Grams/Centimeter3 |
| Base Unit for g/cm3 | Grams/Centimeter3 |
| Symbol for Density | g/cm3 |
| Symbol for Grams/Centimeter3 | g/cm3 |
| Measurement for Pascal | Pressure |
| Measurement for Pa | Pressure |
| Base Unit for Pressure | Pascal |
| Base Unit for Pa | Pascal |
| Symbol for Pressure | Pa |
| Symbol for Pascal | Pa |
| Derived Units | Combinations of base units resulting from a value being calculated versus measured directly |
| Density | The measure of the mass of an object in a given volume |
| Rate | An occurrence versus the amount of time taken for that occurrence |
| Specific Heat Capacity | The amount of energy required to change the temperature of 1.0 g of a substance by 1.0 oc |
| Temperature | oc + 273=K |
| Equal Units of Volume | lmL = 1cm3 = 1cc = 1L = 1dm3 |
| Mega(M) | 10^6 |
| Kilo(k) | 10^3 |
| Base | 10^0 |
| Centi(c) | 10^-2 |
| Milli(m) | 10^-3 |
| Micro | 10^-6 |
| Nano(n) | 10^-9 |
| Pico(p) | 10^-12 |
| Accuracy | When a measured value is close to the accepted value |
| Precision | When several measurements are close to one another |
| Significant Figures | nonzeros, captured zeros, counting numbers |
| Non-Significant Figures | Zeros after the last nonzero of a number, zeros before the first nonzero of a number |
