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Nature of Matter
Words to know
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 | piece of laboratory equipment used to measure the volume of a liquid |
International System of Measurement | a complete metric system of units of measurement for scientists |
Liquid | is one of the four fundamental states of matter |
Mass | esistance to being accelerated by a force and the strength of its mutual gravitational attraction |
Matter | anything that has mass and takes up space |
Meniscus | the curve in the upper surface of a liquid close to the surface of the container |
Newton- a unit of measurement | force necessary to provide a mass of one kilogram with an acceleration of one metre per second |
precision | |
Triple Beam Balance | |
Unit | |
Volume | |
Weight |