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Matter Vocab 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Accuracy | when something is correct |
| Calibration | the set of numbers on a graduated cylinder |
| Graduated Cylinder | a tool used to measure the volume of liquids |
| International System of Measurement | the units of measurement in the Metric system |
| Liquid | flows freely with a constant volume; no definite shape |
| Mass | the amount of matter in an object |
| Meniscus | the curved upper lip of the surface of a liquid in a container |
| Newton (unit of measurement) | metric unit of force |
| Precision | exact accuracy |
| Triple-Beam Balance | tool used to measure mass |
| Unit | what something is measured in |
| Volume | the amount of space something takes up |
| Weight | a body's relative mass or the quantity of matter contained by it, giving rise to a downward force; the heaviness of a person or thing |
| Matter | anything that has mass and takes up space |
| Pure Substance | a substance made of only one kind of material having definite proportional amounts and properties |
| Mixture | matter that consists of two or more substances not chemically combined |
| Element | the simplest type of pure substance |
| Compound | two or more elements chemically combined |
| Homogeneous Mixture | two or more substances not chemically combined, but appearing to be evenly blended |
| Heterogeneous Mixture | two or more substances not chemically combined, but appearing non-uniform with physically distinct substances included |