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measurement
science
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| measurment | a repeatable observation of a quantity that includes a number and a unit |
| estimate | a reasonable guess at a quantity based on an observation |
| precision | how detailed or exact a measurement |
| accuracy | the correctness of a measurement |
| S.I.System | a system of measurement that all scientist have agreed to use |
| Temperature | a measure of how hot or cold something is |
| Length | the distance between two points |
| Mass | amount of matter in an object |
| volume | the amount of space something takes up |
| displacement | the amount of space a item takes up in water |
| meniscus | curved surface of water in a graduated cylinder |
| density | mass divided by volume |
| bar graph | uses vertical lines to show the relationship among data |
| line graph | use lines to show the relationship between two things |
| pie graph | uses a circle divided into sections to display data and all must equal 100% |