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Nature of Matter
Words to know
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |