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METRIC SYSTEM:
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Exercise 1: Measurements of Length
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A.	How many decimeters are in a meter?   Identify an object that could be measured using decimeters.
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B.	Refer to the meter stick, to answer the following:  How many centimeters are in one decimeter?   How many millimeters are in one decimeter?  
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C.	Use the meter stick to measure the height of a person. Record the height in meters, centimeters and millimeters.  
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D.	Measure the length of a foot in mm.  
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E.	If a cell is 23 µm in length, what would it measure in mm? Show calculations. 
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Exercise 2: Measurements of Volume
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A.	Which is more accurate for measuring small volumes of water, a beaker or a graduated cylinder?  Explain. 
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B.	Why does water form a meniscus? Will this form in a plastic graduated cylinder? Explain why it is important to read the volume at the meniscus. 
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C.	What do the small unnumbered lines of the graduated cylinder indicate?  Are they in 1 mL or 2 mL increments? 
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D.	How many drops are in one mL? 
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Exercise 3: Measurements of Mass and Temperature

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A.	What is the mass of a pencil or pen? 
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B.	When should a weigh boat be used? 
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C.	Why is it important to tare the scale?  What was the mass of the weigh boat?  
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D.	What were the temperatures of the three cups of water?  
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E.	Explain why water does not boil at 100 0C in Colorado. 
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