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Revision of Measurement chapter

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What is mass?   The amount of matter in an object.  
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What are the standard units of mass?   kilogrammes  
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What is length?   The straight line distance between two points.  
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What are the standard units of length?   metres  
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What is temperature?   The measure of how hot or cold an object is.  
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What are the standard units of temperature?   Degrees Celsius  
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What is area?   The amount of flat surface.  
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What are the standard units of area?   metres squared  
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What is volume?   The amount of space occupied by an object.  
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What are the standard units of volume?   metres cubed  
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Name the error caused by not having your eye directly over the point of measurement.   Parallax Error  
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Name the curved dark line on the surface of a liquid.   Meniscus  
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Name the apparatus used to measure the length of a small curved line.   Opisometer  
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Name the apparatus used to measure the length of a large curved line.   Trundle Wheel  
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Name the apparatus used to measure small diameters.   Vernier Callipers or Micrometer (Screw Gauge)  
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