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Measurment
Science
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Measurment | A repeatable observation of a quantity that includes a number and a unit. |
| Estimate | A reasonable guess at a quantity based on an observation. |
| Precision | Detailed or exact measurement. |
| Accuracy | The correctness of a measurement. |
| S.I. System | A basic unit and prefixes can be added to the basic unit to show multiples of that unit and all multiples and fraction used in the _________ are powers of ten. |
| Length | What you use to measure and something that is measured end to end. |
| Temperature | Tells how hot or cold something is in Celsius or Fahrenheit. |
| Mass | How much matter is in a object. |
| Volume | LxWxH: How much space an object takes up. |
| Displacement | When you place an object in water and the water rises. |
| Meniscus | The curved bottom of a beaker or a graduated cylinder. |
| Density | The amount of mass of a substance per unit volume. |