6th grade Warm Up 8/31/11

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6th grade Warm Up 8/31/11

• Matter is anything that has volume and mass.
• Define the following properties and identify
  how they are measured, what tool is used to make
  the measurement and the unit of measure. Remember
  we use the metric system in science.
• Ex. Temperature a measure of how hot or cold
  something is specifically the measure of the
  average kinetic energy of the particles of matter
  in an object. The tool used to make the
  measurement is a thermometer, and the unit of
  measure is degrees Celsius. (C)
• Now you define
• Volume
• Mass
• Weight.

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• Volume is the measure of the amount of space that
  something occupies. We use a graduated cylinder
  to measure liquid volume, a ruler to measure
  solid volume L X W X H and to measure irregular
  solids we use water displacement method the unit
  is cm³ and mL.
• 2. Mass is the amount of matter in a give
  object. We use a triple beam balance to measure
  mass, the unit of measure is the gram (g) or
  kilogram (kg)
• Weight is the measure of the gravitational force
  exerted on an object. We use a scale/spring scale
  to measure weight. The unit of measure is the
  Newton (N)