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Chapter 2 review
Science
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| property | A characteristic that helps identify an object |
| weight | A measure of how hard gravity pulls on an object |
| newton | metric unit of weight |
| balance | An instrument used to measure mass |
| standard mass | A small object that is used with a balance to determine mass |
| graduated cylinder | A round glass or plastic cylinder used to measure the volume of liquids |
| meniscus | The curved surface of a liquid |
| displacement of water | Method of measuring the volume of an irregularly shaped object |
| density | A measure of how tightly the matter of a substance is packed into a given volume |