VOLUME AND MASS UNIT

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WORD
DEFINITION
centimeter   unit of length; width of a fingernail; 1/100 meter  
millimeter   unit of length; thickness of a dime; 1/1,000 meter  
liter   unit of volume; about a quart  
cubic centimeter   unit of volume; about 20 drops; equals 1 mL  
gram   unit of mass; about one paper clip  
mass   amount of matter compared to a standard  
volume   the amount of space an object takes up; L x W x H  
area   L x W; the number of square units in a given space  
displacement   to move aside or take the place of  
solid   state of matter; has definite shape and volume; ice  
liquid   state of matter; takes the shape of the container; water  
gas   state of matter; very low density; fills a container; steam  
hypothesis   a statement that can be tested  
procedure   steps to do an experiment  
data   observations and measurements in an experiment  
data table   way of organizing data  
matter   substance that has mass and occupies space  
observation   what you see, feel, hear, taste, smell  
graduated cylinder   tall glass cylinder used to measure the volume of a liquid  
balance   used to measure mass  
milli-   prefix meaning 1/1,000  
centi-   prefix meaning 1/100  
kilo-   prefix meaning 1,000  
independent variable   what the scientist manipulates or changes in an experiment; manipulated variable  
dependent variable   what is measured or observed; responding variable  


   

 
 

 
 

 

 

 
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