Thinking in Quantity

Level 2

Physical Quantities

 

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Standard units are used to measure and describe physical quantities such as weight, time, temperature, and volume.

TERMS

  • Physical quantities - the properties of a material or system that can be measured

  • Standard units

    • Weight - quantity of matter in an object (kg)

    • Time - an irreversible series of events (s)

    • Temperature - the degree of heat present in a substance (°C)

    • Volume - amount of space an object occupies (L)

STANDARDS

5-ESS2-2 / 5-PS1-2 / 5-PS1-3