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Matter Notes
Term | Definition |
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accuracy | the quality of state being correct or precise |
calibration | the action or process of calibrating an instrument or experimental readings. |
graduated cylinder | a piece of laboratory equipment used to measure the volume of a liquid. |
International System of Measurement | |
liquid | having a consistency like that of water or oil, i.e., flowing freely but of constant volume |
mass | a coherent, typically large body of matter with no definite shape |
matter | physical substance in general, as distinct from mind and spirit; (in physics) that which occupies space and possesses rest mass, especially as distinct from energy. |
meniscus | the curved upper surface of a liquid in a tube. |
newton-a unit of measurement | The SI derived unit used to measure force. One newton is equal to the force needed to accelerate a mass of one kilogram one meter per second per second. |
precision | the quality, condition, or fact of being exact and accurate |
triple beam balance | The Triple Beam Balance is a typical mechanical balance. It has a beam which is supported by a fulcrum. On one side is a pan on which the object is placed. On the other side, the beam is split into three parallel beams , each supporting one weight |
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 | the amount of space that a substance or object occupies, or that is enclosed within a container, especially when grea |
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 |