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Voss Test 1
Question /Term | Answer/ Definition |
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Accepted Value | correct value based on reliable references |
Experimental Value | value measured in the lab |
Error Equation | Accepted / Experimental |
Percent Error Equation | |Error| -------------------- X 100% = ? Accepted Value |
Uncertainty | error in measurement (person/ instrument) |
Significant Digits | All known numbers plus 1 |
When you have Counting and Exact Defined Items What do you have? | Unlimited significant numbers |
What are the 6 base units in the SI system? | Length = Meters Mass =Kilograms Temperature =Kelvin Time = Seconds Luminosity Intensity = Candela Electric Current = Ampere |
Measurement has... | Number and Scale (Unit) |
Examples of non-SI Units | Calories and Celcius |
SI Unit for Volume? | cm3 |
1mL= ? | 1 cm3 |
Volume increases as __________ increases. | temperature |
What is the difference between mass and weight? | Mass = quantity Weight = force of gravity |
Freezing water temperature in C | 0C |
Boiling water temperature in C | 100C |
What is the Kelvin formula? | K= C + 273 |
What is absolute zero? | K is absolute zero The temperature when there is no molecule movement |
What is the energy SI Unit? | Joules |
What is an equivalent measurement? | Two different things that equal the same amount |
What is the definition of calorie? | The amount of heat needed to raise one gram of water by 1C |
Density decreases as the temperature increases because...? | The volume increases |