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Unit Review: vocab

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Precision   Description of how close a set of measurements are to one another.  
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accuracy   Description of how close a single measurement is to the accepted value (the truth).  
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absolute zero   A "temperature" of 0 K. No sample of matter has been measured at this temp. yet  
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significant figures   a systematic way to communicate the level of ceertainty in a measurement. "how certain"  
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measurement   a quantity that has both a number and a unit.  
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weight   a measurement of the effect of the gravitational force on an object.  
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mass   the (amount of matter) present in an object or sample, often measured in grams.  
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international systems of units   si  
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error   =experimental value-accepted value  
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percent error   a way to tell how a measurement error relates to the size/ scale of what is being measured.  
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scientific notation   a coefficient multiplied by an integer power of 10.  
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temperature   a measure of how hot or cold an object is.  
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conversion factor   a ratio of equal measurements, each having a different unit, based on a fact- used to convert from one unit to another unit.  
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density   the ratio of the mass of an object to its volume.  
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dimensional analysis   a systematic way to convert the units on a measurement from one unit to another.  
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