For extremely exact angle measurements, degrees are divided into ______ and
______. - Answer in minutes and seconds.
TPC Making Measurements, p. 7.
______ is the gravitational force acting on an item, while ______ is the amount
of matter contained within an object. - ANSWER weight or mass
TPC Making Measurements, p. 10.
What amount of work is done when a 250-pound force acts on an object and
moves it 10 feet? - Answer: W = F x d.
= (250)(10)
= 2500 foot-pounds
TPC Making Measurements, p. 12.
The rate at which work is completed is called ______ and is measured in
______. - ANSWER: power, foot-pounds per second
TPC Making Measurements, p. 12.
, The ______ between the plates is the amount of power a particle may generate
while moving from the negative plate to the positive plate, divided by the
particle's electrical charge. - ANSWER Potential Difference
TPC Making Measurements, p. 14.
The SI base units are length, mass, time, temperature, and ______. - ANSWER:
Electric current
TPC Making Measurements, p. 23
The prefix milli- refers to one ______. - ANSWER thousandth
TPC Making Measurements, p. 23
Work is a combination of force and ______. It is expressed in ______. -
ANSWER distance, joules
TPC Making Measurements, p. 27
When should you convert metric measurements to normal US units? - Respond
as rarely as possible.
TPC Making Measurements, p.29
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