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Science Prep. Vocab
SI Units, Dimensional Analysis, ans Experimental Design.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Length | The distance from one point to another. |
| Mass | A measure of how much matter is in an object. |
| Time | |
| Temperature | The measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in matter. |
| Volume | The amount of space that matter occupies. |
| Density | The measurement of how much mass of a substance is contained in a given volume. |
| Meter | The basic SI unit of length. |
| Gram | The basic SI unit of mass. |
| Second | |
| Kelvin | |
| Liter | The basic SI unit of volume. |
| Kilo - | |
| Hecto - | |
| Deka - | |
| Deci - | |
| Centi - | |
| Milli - | |
| Micro - | |
| Triple beam balance | |
| Beaker | |
| Graduated cylinder | |
| Thermometer | |
| Qualitative data | |
| Quantitative data | |
| Constant | |
| Control | |
| Dependent (responding) variable | |
| Independent (manipulated) variable | |
| Hypothesis | |
| Precision | |
| Accuracy | |
| Fundamental unit | |
| Derived unit |