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Units of Measurement Why do we measure our world?.

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1 Units of Measurement Why do we measure our world?

2 Basic Quantities We Measure: Length: How long or tall something is
Volume: The amount of space that something occupies or the amount of space something contains Mass: The amount of matter that something is made of. Temperature: The measure of how hot or cold something is.

3 Derived Quantities: A derived quantity is a combination of two or more measurements. Area: A measure of how much surface and object has Area = Length x Width Density: The amount of mass per volume. The amount of matter in a given space. (How tightly packed together an object is). D = mass/volume

4 But the rest of the world, uses a different system of units...
In America, what units do we use to measure... ...length? ...volume? ...mass? ...temperature? But the rest of the world, uses a different system of units...

5 Prefixes Used In SI Unit System
The International System of Units (SI Units): A Base-10 System Physical Science Textbook: pg. 24 Earth Science Textbook: pg. 22 Life Science Textbook: pg. 22 Prefixes Used In SI Unit System

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