click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Measurement
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| mass | A measure of how much matter is in an object |
| weight | A measure of the force of gravity acting on an object |
| International System of Units (SI) | A modern system of units used by scientists to measure the the properties of matter |
| Metric System | A system of measurement based on the number 10 |
| mean | The numerical average of a set of data |
| median | The middle number in a set of data |
| mode | The number that appears most often in a list of numbers |
| range | The difference between the greatest value and the least value in a set of data |
| graph | A picture of information from a data table; shows the relationship between variables |
| meter | The basic unit of measurement for length/distance in the metric system |
| liter | The basic unit of measurement for liquid volume in the metric system |
| gram | The basic unit of measurement for mass in the metric system |
| triple beam balance | Used to measure mass, this is a single pan balance with three beams calibrated in grams |
| anomalous data | Data that does not fit with the rest of the data set |