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nature of matter
Term | Definition |
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accuracy | the quality or state of being correct or precise. |
calibration | the action or process of calibrating an instrument or experimental readings |
graduated cylinder | graduated cylinder, measuring cylinder or mixing cylinder is a piece of laboratory equipment used to measure the volume of a liquid. Graduated cylinders are generally more accurate and precise than laboratory flasks and beakers. |
International System of Measurement | comprises a coherent system of units of measurement |
liquid | the only state with a definite volume but no fixed shape |
mass | matter in an object |
matter | anything that has mass and takes up space |
meniscus | the dip in a liquid container |
Newton-a unit of measurement | derived unit of force |
precision | the quality, condition, or fact of being exact and accurate. |
triple beam balance | a typical mechanical beam |
unit | an individual thing or person regarded as single and complete but which can also form an individual component of a larger or more complex whole |
volume | amount of space an object takes up |
weight | the pull on an object |