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3.1 and 3.3 vocab
Question | Answer |
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metric system | a system of measurement based on the number 10 |
SI | a system of units used by scientists to measure the properties of matter |
mass | a measure of how much matter is in an object |
weight | a measure of the force of gravity acting on an object |
volume | the amount of space that matter occupies |
meniscus | the curved upper surface of a liquid in a column of liquid |
density | the measurement of how much mass of a substance is contained in a given volume |
graph | a picture of information from a data table; shows the relationship between variables |
linear graph | a line graph in which the data points yield a straight line |
nonlinear | a line graph in which the data points do not fall along a straight line |