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Matter 1 Notes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Accuracy | The quality or state of being correct or precise. |
| Calibration | The access 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 | Weighs and measures derived from and extending the metric system of units. |
| Liquid | having a consistency like that of water or oil. |
| Mass | Matter in an object. |
| Matter | Anything that has mass and takes up space. |
| Meniscus | The curved upper surface of a liquid in a tube. |
| Newton | A unit of force required to make 1 kilogram, 1 meter squared. |
| Precision | The quality, condition, or fact of being exact and accurate. |
| Triple Beam 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 matter occupies. |
| 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. |