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8th grade science
Definition,s terms
Term | Definition |
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accuracy | the quality of being near the true value |
balance | equipment used to measure mass |
brittle | breaking into small pieces if bent or pressed |
calibrate | to mark off lines on measuring equipment |
compress | to squeeze or press together |
conductor | a material that does allow electricity or heat to pass through |
dissolve | to break into pieces too small |
ductile | able to be pulled into long thin wires |
flexible | able to bend without breaking gas |
gas | a state of matter having indefinite volume bouncing around and not touching each other |
graduated cylinder | equipment use to measure liwquid volume |
gram | an si unit to measure mass 1g = 0.001kg there are 1000g in 1 kilogram |
insulator | a material |