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Measurment
Science
Term | Definition |
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Measurment | A repeatable observation of a quantity that includes a number and a unit. |
Estimate | A reasonable guess at a quantity based on an observation. |
Precision | Detailed or exact measurement. |
Accuracy | The correctness of a measurement. |
S.I. System | A basic unit and prefixes can be added to the basic unit to show multiples of that unit and all multiples and fraction used in the _________ are powers of ten. |
Length | What you use to measure and something that is measured end to end. |
Temperature | Tells how hot or cold something is in Celsius or Fahrenheit. |
Mass | How much matter is in a object. |
Volume | LxWxH: How much space an object takes up. |
Displacement | When you place an object in water and the water rises. |
Meniscus | The curved bottom of a beaker or a graduated cylinder. |
Density | The amount of mass of a substance per unit volume. |