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a visual display of data or information graph
information that is collected by counting can best be displayed on a bar graph
in a line graph the axis is called the y-axis vertical
in a line graph, the dependent variable is plotted on the y-axis
a graph that shows information as parts of a circle is a pie graph
the type of graph that is useful for showing trends or continuous change is a line graph
information in a pie graph is often shown as percentages
information that remains constant and does not depend on changes in the value of another variable is called the variable independent
in a line graph, the independent variable is plotted on the axis horizontal
numbers that are left off a graph to save space can be shown using lines called hatch marks
a variable that changes as a result of the other variable is called a variable dependent
in a line graph, the horizontal axis is also called the x-axis
distance between two points length
SI unit of length meter
tool used to measure length meter stick
units obtained by combining other units derived units
SI unit of mass kilogram
amount of space occupied by an object volume
unit used to express volume liter
amount of matter in an object mass
mass per unit of volume density
temperature scale of most laboratory thermometers Celsius scale
instrument used to measure mass balance
interval between two events time
SI unit of temperature kelvin
SI unit of time second
instrument used to measure temperature thermometer
An exact quantity that people agree to use for comparison is standard
kilo 1000
hecto 100
deka 10
basic units meter, liter, and gram
deci .1
centi .01
milli .001
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