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Measuring Up
Discovering Design with Chemistry chapter 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Matter | Anything that has mass and takes up space |
| Unit | A quantity that describes the measurement being made |
| Significant figure | A digit in a measurement that contributes to the measurement's precision |
| Weight | A measure of how strongly gravity pulls on an object |
| Mass | A measure of how much matter exists in an object |
| Density | A measure of how tightly-packed the matter in a substance is |