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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. |
| Prescion | Refers to how detailed or exact measurement is. |
| Accuracy | Refers to the corecctness of a measurment |
| S.I System | It is the unit of measurement scientists use around the world. |
| Length | Is the distance between 2 points. |
| Temperature | Is a Measure of how hot or cold something is. |
| Mass | is the amount of matter in an object. |
| Volume | is the amount of space it takes up. |
| Meniscus | Water in an graduated cylinder has a curved surface |
| Displacement | is usually measured or defined along a straight line. For example, we might speak of the distance between the center of the earth and an orbiting satellite , and measure it as 13,000,000 meters. |