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Introductory Units

Be careful to distinguish QUANITITY measured, UNITS for measuring, and DEVICE or METHOD for measuring each of the 7 quantities that are introduced here.

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distanceinterval or separation between positions in space
massa measure of the amount of matter in a substance
timesequential, irreversible, non-spatial continuum in which events occur
volumeamount of space occupied
temperatureaverage kinetic energy of particles in a substance
speedrate of motion or of changing position over time
densitymeasure of how packed a substance is; ratio of its mass to volume
meterSI unit for distance
gramSI unit for mass
secondSI unit for time
cubic centimeterSI unit for volume
degree KelvinSI unit for temperature
degree CelsiusCommon unit for temperature
litercommon unit for fluid volumes=1000 cm^3
g/cm^3unit for density
m/sunit for speed
meter stick; rulerdevice for measuring distance
balance scaledevice for measuring mass
watch; clockdevice for measuring time
graduated cylinderdevice for measuring fluid volumes
speedometerdevice for measuring speed
mass divided by volumemethod to calculate density


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