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Measurement

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show Without measurement it would be difficult for scientists to carry out experiments or form theories Measurement is used for quality control, safety, design and problem solving  
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show Length is a measure of how long an object is or the distance between two points  
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what is the Standard Unit of length   show
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show Other units for length include: Centimetre (cm) Millimetre (mm) Kilometre (km)  
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convert 10cm to mm   show
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convert 100mm to cm   show
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show 1m  
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show 56cm  
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what instruments are used to measure the length of a straight line   show
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what errors can be made when measuring length   show
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show Opisometer  
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show Area is the amount of surface enclosed within its lines  
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show you multiply the length by the width  
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show To calculate the area of an irregular shaped object, you draw the object on special graph paper Each square on the graph paper is 1cm by 1cm or 1cm²  
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what is volume   show
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show To calculate the volume of a regular shape you multiply the length by the width by the height  
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show The standard unit (SI) for area is the m²  
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what is the standard unit (SI) of volume   show
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with what and how do you Measure the volume of a liquid   show
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show To calculate the volume of an irregular shaped object, you can use an overflow can  
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show The amount of matter in an object  
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what is the standard unit (SI) for mass   show
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show Mass is commonly measured in grams (g)  
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show Electronic balance/scales. It can also be called a mass balance/scales  
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what is temperature   show
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show The standard unit (SI) for temperature is the Kelvin (K)  
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what is temperature also measured in   show
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show Thermometer  
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show The standard unit (SI) for time is the second (S)  
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what are other units of Time   show
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show Timer/stopwatch  
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