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Measurement comprises of length, area, volume, mass, density and time.

Universal System of Units is called system international d’ unites (International System of Units) – SI Units.
Below are the major SI Units

Basic QuantitySI UnitSymbol
LengthMetrem
MassKilogramkg
TimeSeconds
Electric CurrentAmpereA
ThermodynamicKelvinK
Luminous IntensityCandelaCd
Amount of SubstanceMolemol

LENGTH

– The distance between two fixed points.
– The S.I Unit is Metre (M)
Derived units are shown below

UnitSymbolEquivalence in Metres
KilometreKm1000
HectometreHm100
DecametreDm10
Decimetredm0.1
CentimetreCm0.01
Millimetremm0.001
Micrometreµm0.000001

Estimating the length of a tree

AREA

– Measures the surface area covered by a body
– Its unit is m2.

Can you convert 15.5M2 to cm2?

Solution
1m = 100 cm
1m2 = 100 cm x 100 cm = 10000 cm2
15.5 m2 = 15.5 x 10000 cm2
= 1550000 cm2

Area of a Regular Body

Regular BodyFormulae
SquareL x L
RectangleL x W
Circleπr2
Triangle½bh
Cylinder2πDh
Trapezium½(a+b)h

Remember that π = 22/7 or 3.1429

Area of an Irregular Body

The squares must be 1cm2 each.

Area
Full Squares = …. cm2
½ x Incomplete squares = …. cm2
Area = Full Squares + (½ x Incomplete squares)

VOLUME

– Measures the amount of space occupied by a body
– Its unit is m3.

Can you convert 4.5m3 to cm3 ?

Remember: 1m3 = 100cm x 100cm x 100cm = 1000000 cm3

Volume of a Regular Body

Regular BodyFormulae
CubeV = S3
Rectangular PrismV = l x w x hV = Bh
SphereV = 4/3πr3
Right Circular CylinderV = πr2h
Right Circular ConeV = 1/3πr2h
Right Square PyramidV = 1/3S2h

NB: Liquids can be measured by putting them into containers with sizes of graduated objects such as Graduate Cylinder, Syringe, Buret and others

Volume of an Irregular Body

It can be done using a Measuring Cylinder or a Eureka Can.

1. Measuring Cylinder


Volume = Q (V1) – P (V2)

2. Eureka Can


Volume will be read on the measuring cylinder.

MASS

– Quantity of matter in a body. SI units is Kilogrammes (Kg)
Mass can be measured using:-

  • Top Pan Balance
  • Beam Balance
  • Lever Balance

DENSITY

– Mass per unit volume. Its symbol is rho (ρ). Its SI Unit is Kilogramme per Cubic Metre (Kg/m3)

A block of stone has a mass of 140g and is 10cm long, 5 cm wide and 4 cm high. Calculate the density of the stone

Solution

Density Using a Density Bottle

The mass of a density bottle is 20g when empty and 45g when filled with water. When filled with liquid x, its mass is 400g. Calculate the density of liquid x. (density of water 1.0 g/cm3)

Solution

Relative Density

Relative density (RD) is the ratio of the density of a substance to the density of water. It is also known as specific gravity (SG).
– If the value is less than 1, it is less dense than water and would float
– If the value is equals to 1, it has the same density as water
– If the value is greater than 1 it is more dense than water and would sink.

Measurement I Quiz 1

Question Instruction:
Answer the question below.

The mass of a 35cm3 of a rare metal was found to be 0.086 kg. Calculate the density of the rare metal in SI Units.

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