Metric System Units
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- Heat changes matter to
- liquid because it melts.
- kilo
- one thousand (1 kilometer=1000 meters)
- length
- meter (m)
- volume
- liter (L)
- a gas turns to a liquid
- because of condensation using cold
- Compound
- Two or more elements.
- How are molecules arranged in a solid?
- Molecules are packed closely together.
- milli
- one thousandth (1000 millimeters =1 meter
- centi
- one hundredth (100 centimeters=1 meter)
- Hoe are molecules arranged in a liquid?
- Molecules are slightly farther apart than those in a solid.
- How are molecules arranged in a gas?
- Molecules are farther apart and move much more freely than in solid or liquid.
- to measure length
- use ruler or meterstick
- deci
- one tenth (10 centimeters= 1 decimeter)
- to measure volume
- use graduated cylinder
- mass
- gram (g)
- temperature
- degree Celcius C
- to measure mass (or weight)
- use a balance or scale- measure in grams
- What does a periodic table show?
- Different elements of the world. Also, It labels the chemical symbol for each element.
- Cold changes matter to
- solid (a liquid turns to a solid because it freezes)