vocabulary of the scientific tools of measurement
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| description | spoken or written summary of observations
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| explanation | interpretation of observations both quantitative and qualitative
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| quantitative observations | observations involving the senses
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| qualitative observations | observations involving numbers, measurements
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| international system of units | used by scientists world-wide to share information
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| meter | basic SI unit for distance, length
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| gram | basic SI unit for mass measurement
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| minute | basic SI unit for time
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| celsuis | basic SI unit for temperature
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| liter | basic SI unit for liquid/gas volume
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| mega | prefix for 1,000,000
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| kilo | prefix for 1,000
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| hecto | prefix for 100
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| deka | prefix for 10
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| deci | prefix for 1/10 or .1
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| centi | prefix for 1/100 or .01
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| milli | prefix for 1/1000 or .001
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| micro | prefix for 1/1,000,000
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| mean | the sum of the numbers in a data set divided by the number of entries in the entire set
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| median | the middle number in a data set when arranged in numerical order
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| mode | the number that appears most often in a data set
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| range | the difference between the largest and smallest number in a data set
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| rulers/ metersticks | used to measure lengths and distances
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| scientific journal | book used to take notes or record information and data during a scientific investigation
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| measure | to figure the exact dimensions or capacity of something
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| thermometer | measures temperature of objects
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| triple-beam balance | used to measure the mass of an object
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| mass | measure of quantity how much something contains
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| cubic meter | basic unit of solid volume
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| volume | a measure of how much space a solid object takes up
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| degrees celsius | basic unit of temperature measurement
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| volume formula | length X width X height
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| Area formula | length X width
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| measures of central tendency | values that represent the center of a data set
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