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Chapter 1 part 4
Matter and Measurements
definition | term |
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a number expressed as the product of a number between 1 and 10, times the number 10 raised to a power. | Scientific notation |
a problem-solving procedure in which equations are set up so that unwanted units cancel and only the desired units remain. | Factor-label method |
an expression of the numerical relationship between two units | Conversion factor |
the capacity to do work or supply heat | Energy |
the measure of the amount of heat energy in an object | Temperature |
the amount of heat that will raise the temperature of 1 gram of a substance by 1 degree Celsius. | Specific heat |
the physical property that relates the mass of an object to its volume | Density |
the density of a substance divided by the density of water at the same temperature. | Specific gravity |