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properties part A
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is accuracy | the quality of being near the true value |
| What is balance | equipment used to measure mass |
| What is calibrate | to mark off lines on measuring equipment for the desired unit |
| What is centimeter cubed | cm3; a unit of volume derived from length times width times height |
| What is compress | to squeeze or press together |
| What is gas | a state of matter having indefinite volume, indefinite shape, with particles bouncing around and not touching each other |
| What is a graduated cylinder | equipment use to measure liquid volume |
| What is a gram | an SI unit to measure mass; 1g = 0.001kg; there are 1000g in 1 kilogram |
| What is a kilogram | the SI base unit to measure mass; 1 kg = 1000g |
| What is kinetic theory | a physics theory that all matter is made of moving particles in random motion |
| What is liquid | a state of matter having definite volume, indefinite shape, with particles touching, and sliding around each other |
| What is liter | the SI unit to measure volume of liquid |
| What is mass | the amount of matter (atoms) in a substance; measured in grams and kilograms |
| What is matter | anything that has mass and volume (takes up space) |
| What is meniscus | the curve on the upper surface of a liquid in a container caused by surface tension |