Impetus describes the kind of force that encourages an action (the impetus behind the project) or the momentum of an action already begun (the meetings only gave impetus to the rumors of a merger).
Materials Needed: The box from the last experiment; a ruler that measures centimeters. Procedure: Measure each side of the box in centimeters. Use the formula for the volume of a box shaped object (V = L x W x H ) to calculate the volume of this box in cubic centimeters. What Happened: Each side was 10 cm long. When you plug the numbers into the formula and do the math, you get:
system of units based on the meter as a standard length, the kilogram as a standard mass, and the liter as a. standard volume was developed by the French. Today this system is known as the metric system, or SI system. The equations below show how the meter is related to other units in this system of measurements. 1 meter = 100 centimeters. 1 cubic centimeter = 1 cm3 = 1 milliliter. 1000 milliliters = 1 liter. The metric system is easy to use becaus e all the units are ba sed on factors of 10.