Science Explorer Nature of Science and Technology Ch 2
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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| Coorindate | a pair of numbers used to determine the position of a point on a graph
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| Density | A measure of how much mass is contained in a given volume (mass/volume)
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| Horizontal axis | (x-axis) A line that runs left to right along the bottom of a graph, on which the manipulated variable is labeled
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| Line of best fit | A smooth line that reflects the general pattern in a graph
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| Linear graph | a line graph in which the data points yield a straight line
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| Mean | A numerical average of the numbers in a list
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| Median | The middle number in a list of numbers
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| Meniscus | The curved upper surface of a liquid in a column of liquid
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| Metric system | A system of measurement based on the number 10.
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| Mode | The number that appears most often in a list of numbers
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| Nonlinear graph | A line graph in which the data points do not fall along a straight line
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| Origin | The point where the x and y axis cross on a graph
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| Percent error | A calculation used to determine how accurate, or close to the true value, an experimental value really is
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| SI | International System of Units; a version of the metric system used by all scientists
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| Significant figures | All the digits in a measurement that have been measured exactly, plus one digit whose value has been estimates
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| Vertical axis | (y-axis) A line that runs up and down along the side of a graph, on which the responding variable is labeled
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