Save
Upgrade to remove ads
Busy. Please wait.
Log in with Clever
or
show password
Forgot Password?
Don't have an account?  Sign up 
Sign up using Clever
or
Username is available taken
show password


Make sure to remember your password. If you forget it there is no way for StudyStack to send you a reset link. You would need to create a new account. Your email address is only used to allow you to reset your password. See our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.

Already a StudyStack user? Log In

Reset Password
Enter the associated with your account, and we'll email you a link to reset your password.
focusNode
Didn't know it?
click below
 
Knew it?
click below
Don't Know
Remaining cards (0)
Know
0:00
edit
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.

  Normal Size     Small Size show me how

Chapter 3 Vocabulary

TermDefinition
Metric System A system of measurement based on the number 10.
SI A system of units used by scientists to measure the properties of matter.
Mass A measure of how much matter is in an object.
Weight A measure of the force of gravity acting on an object.
Volume The amount of space that matter occupies.
Meniscus The curved upper surfaced of liquid in a column of liquid.
Density The measurement of how much mass of a substance is contained in a given volume.
Estimate An approximation of a number based on reasonable assumptions.
Accuracy How close a measurement is to the true or accepted value.
Precision How close a group of measurements are to each other.
Significant Figures All the digits in a measurement that has been measured exactly, plus one digit whose value has been estimated.
Percent Error A calculation used to determine how accurate, or close to the true value, an experimental value really is.
Mean The numerical average of a set data.
Median The middle number in a set 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 set data.
Anomalous Data Data that do not fit with the rest of a set data.
Graph A picture of information from a data table; shows the relationship between variables.
Linear Graph A line graph in which the data points told a straight line.
Nonlinear Graph A graph line in which the data points do not fall along a straight line,
Model A representation of a complex object or process, used to help people understand a concept that they cannot observe directly.
System A group of related parts that work together to perform a function or produce a result.
Input Material, energy, or information that goes onto a system.
Process A sequence of actions in a system.
Output Material, energy, result, or product that comes out of a system.
Feedback Output that changes a system or allows the system to adjust itself.
Safety Symbol A sign used to alert you to possible sources of accidents in an investigation.
Field Any area outside of the laboratory.
Created by: user-1975085
 

 



Voices

Use these flashcards to help memorize information. Look at the large card and try to recall what is on the other side. Then click the card to flip it. If you knew the answer, click the green Know box. Otherwise, click the red Don't know box.

When you've placed seven or more cards in the Don't know box, click "retry" to try those cards again.

If you've accidentally put the card in the wrong box, just click on the card to take it out of the box.

You can also use your keyboard to move the cards as follows:

If you are logged in to your account, this website will remember which cards you know and don't know so that they are in the same box the next time you log in.

When you need a break, try one of the other activities listed below the flashcards like Matching, Snowman, or Hungry Bug. Although it may feel like you're playing a game, your brain is still making more connections with the information to help you out.

To see how well you know the information, try the Quiz or Test activity.

Pass complete!
"Know" box contains:
Time elapsed:
Retries:
restart all cards