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Metric Earth Science

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

METRIC SYSTEM

The fundamental unit of length in the metric system, equal to 100 centimeters or approximately 39.37 inches.

VOLUME

1. a book forming part of a work or series. synonyms: book, publication, tome, hardback, paperback, title; More a consecutive sequence of issues of a periodical. historical a scroll of parchment or papyrus containing written matter.

MASS

LENGTH

THE EXTENT OF MEASUREMENT OF SOMETHING,ESPECIALLY AS A UNIT OF MEASUREMENT

TEMPERATURE

THE DEGREE OR INTENSITY OF HEAT PRESENT IN A SUBTANCE OR OBJECT
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GRAM

A METRIC UNIT OF MASS EQUAL TO ONE THOUSANDTH OF A KILOGRAM

THERMOMETER

An instrument for measuring and indicating temperature, typically one consisting of a narrow, hermetically sealed glass tube marked with graduations
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SCALE

Each of the small, thin horny or bony plates protecting the skin of fish and reptiles, typically overlapping one another.
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RULER/METERSTICK

Meterstick - a rule one meter long (usually marked off in centimeters and millimeters)

BEAKER

A lipped cylindrical glass container for laboratory use.

FLASK

A narrow-necked glass container, typically conical or spherical, used in a laboratory to hold reagents or samples.

WATER DISPLACEMENT

The state of being displaced or the amount or degree to which something is displaced.

METER

1. a coherent, typically large body of matter with no definite shape.
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LITER

A metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of 1 kilogram of water under standard conditions, now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (about 1.75 pints).

BALANCE

Keep or put (something) in a steady position so that it does not fall.

GRADUATED CYLINDER

A graduated cylinder, measuring cylinder or mixing cylinder is a piece of laboratory equipment used to measure the volume of a liquid.
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CELSIUS (C*)

Noun 1. the scale of temperature in which water freezes at 0° and boils at 100° under standard conditions.
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