< PreviousPrexKiloOne thousand (103)HectoOne hundred (102)DecaTen (101)DeciOne-tenth (10-1)CentiOne-hundredth (10-2)MilliOne-thousandth (10-3)MicroOne-ten thousandth (10-4)FactorPause and ReviewUsing SI units, convert each of the measurements below.© Copyright NewPath Learning. All Rights Reserved. 94-4833Visit www.newpathlearning.com for Online Learning Resources.1) 15 kilometers = _____________ meters2) 2,467 centimeters = _____________ meters3) 534 meters = _____________ decameters4) 12.8 centimeters = _____________ micrometersCompare and contrast mass and weight.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Describe how to determine the volume of an irregular-shaped object.__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Determine the density of an object if its mass is 250 g and its volume is 25 cm3.______________________________________________________________Measuring MatterKey Vocabulary Terms© Copyright NewPath Learning. All Rights Reserved. 94-4856Visit www.newpathlearning.com for Online Learning Resources.O8Oxygen15.999protonelectronneutronatom the building blocks of all matter; atoms are composed of protons, neutrons, and electronsO8Oxygen15.999atomic massthe weighted average of the masses of all naturally occurring isotopes of that elementatomic numberthe number of protons in the atom of an element; atomic number is a property of an elementelectron the negatively charged particle of an atom found outside the nucleus in specific areas called orbitals; electrons are very small compared to protons and neutronsSulfurCopperCarbon (coal)Goldelement a substance that can’t be broken down into other substances; there are over 100 known elements, examples include sulfur and coppergroupa column on the periodic table; elements in a column share chemical and physical properties, for example the number of electrons in the valence shellmetal a class of elements that have similar chemical and physical properties; they are shiny, good conductors of electricity and heat, and malleablemetalloid a class of elements that have some properties of metals and nonmetals; boron is an example of a metalloidneutronthe neutral particle found in the nucleus of an atom; the number of neutrons is not a property of an element, but helps keep the nucleus stablenonmetala class of elements that have similar chemical and physical properties; they are dull, poor conductors of heat and electricity, and brittle; oxygen is an example of a nonmetalprotonneutronnucleusthe center of the atom; made of protons and neutronsperioda row on the periodic table; elements in a period have the same number of orbitals, and their atomic number increases from left to rightproton the positively charged particle in the nucleus of an atom; the number of protons is a property of an elementvalence shellthe outermost shell of an atom; usually involved in the chemical combination of elementsprotonprotonbrominecarbonneutronelectronneutronKey Vocabulary Terms© Copyright NewPath Learning. All Rights Reserved. 94-4856Visit www.newpathlearning.com for Online Learning Resources.Mapping a TermDefine it!Use it in a sentence!Draw it!Provide examples!__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Term__________________________________________________________Next >