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Chapter 2 Vocabulary
Description and Management, SI units, Drawings, tables, and graphs
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| compares a measurement to the true value? | accuracy |
| a type of graph that uses bars of varying sizes to show the relationship among variables? | bar graph |
| a type of graph that shows the part of a whole; sometimes called a pie graph, each piece of which represents a percentage of the total? | circle graph |
| method of making an educated guess at a measurement; using the size of something familiar to guess the size of a new object | estimation |
| used to collect, organize, and summarize data in a visual way, making it easy to use and understand? | graph |
| SI unit for temperature | kelvin(K) |
| SI unit for mass | kilogram(kg) |
| a type of graph used to show the relationship between two variables that are numbers on an x-axis and a y-axis? | line graph |
| amount of matter in an object? | mass |
| way to describe objects and events with numbers; for example: length, volume, mass, weight, and temperature? | measurement |
| SI unit for length | meter(m) |
| describes how closely measurements are to each other and how carefully measurements were made? | precision |
| a ratio of two different kinds of measurements; the amount of change of one measurement in a given amount of time? | rate |
| International System of Units, related by multiples of ten, designed to provide a worldwide standard of physical measurement? | SI |
| presents information in rows and columns, making it easier to read and understand? | table |
| the amount of space and object occupies? | volume |
| a measurement of force that depends on gravity, measured in Newtons? | weight |
| the number of digits that truly reflect the precision of a number are called the significant digits or significant figures? | Significant Figures(Sig Figs) |
| A golfer who always hits to the left of the hole could be considered a ______ golfer. | precise |
| The ability of measurement to be reproduced with the same result is a sign of _______. | precision |
| If you were to round the measurement 9.465337 to the hundredths place, you would get _____. | 9.47 |
| List one situation where it would not be wise to estimate. | Taking medicine |
| You can use _________ to check that an answer is reasonable. | estimation |
| Zero _________ is the coldest possible temperature. | kelvin |
| The value of the boiling point of water on the Kelvin scale is ________ _____ the value of the boiling point of water on the Celsius scale. | greater than |
| To make a scale drawing of a football field, which metric scale would be most useful? | 1cm= 1 meter |
| A __________ is 1,000 times as large as a gram. | kilogram |
| __________ is a rate often measured in kilometers per hour. | avg. speed |
| A millisecond is to a second as one is to what? | 1,000 |
| A cubic centimeter can be expressed as ________. | cm to the third power or cc |
| When you measure something in meters cubed, you are measuring ________. | volume |
| The ________ of an object can vary with the object's location. | weight |
| SI units are useful because they are all related by multiples of ______. | ten |
| List a situation in which a reply of 1 minute, 45 seconds, and ten one-hundredths of a second would be a reasonable answer: | swim event |
| _______________ provides a worldwide standard of physical measurement. | International system of Units(SI) |
| A circle graph is always based on ____________. | percentage |
| A line graph shows the relationship between ____ variables. | two |
| __________ graphs show variables on the horizontal axis and the vertical axis. | line |
| Convert 567 centimeters to meters, millimeters, and kilometers. _____m; _____mm; ______km | 5.67, 5670, .00567 |
| What is the acronym for the units? What does it mean? | KHDBDCM; King Henry Died By Drinking Chocolate Milk. |
| What does the King stand for? | kilo |
| What does Henry stand for? | hecto |
| What does Died stand for? | deca |
| What does By stand for? | base |
| What does Chocolate stand for? | centi |
| What does Milk stand for? | milli |
| What does Drinking stand for? | deci |
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