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Sixth Grade Science
Indiana Sixth Grade Chapter 2 Science
Term | Definition |
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Metric System | a measurement system based on the number 10 |
International System of Units (SI) | a version of the metric system |
Mass | a measurement of the amount of matter in an object |
Weight | a measure of the force of gravity acting on an object |
Volume | the amount of space an object or substance takes up |
Density | a measure of how much mass is contained in a given volume |
Estimate | an approximation of a number based on reasonable assumptions |
Accuracy | refers to how close a measurement is to the true or accepted value |
Precision | refers to how close a group of measurements are to each other |
Significant Figures | communicate how precise measurements are |
Percent Error | calculations that are ways to determine how accurate an experimental value is |
Mean | the average of a set of data |
Median | the middle number in a set of data |
Mode | the most common number in a set of data |
Range | the difference between the greatest value and the least value in a set of data |
Anomalous Data | data that does not fit with the rest of a data set |
Graph | a picture of your data that allows you to visually analyze and compare imformation |
Linear Graph | a line graph in which the data points form a straight line |
Nonlinear Graph | a line graph in which the data points do not form a straight line |
Model | a representation of a simple or complex object or process |
System | a group of parts that work together to perform a function or produce a result |
Input | the material or energy that goes into a system |
Output | the material or energy that comes out of a system |
Process | what happens in a system |
Feedback | output that changes the system in some way |
Safety Symbol | signs the alert you to possible sources of accidents in a laboratory |
Field | any area outside of a science laboratory |