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measurements

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something that has magnitude, size, or amount   quantity  
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size of a quantity determined by a measurement process and described by both a number and a unit   magnitude  
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compare what is to be measured with a previously defined size   units of measurement  
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the choice of unit depends on   the quantity being measured  
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single measurement system agreed on by scientists all over the world   SI system  
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some non-SI units are still used by __   chemists  
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objects or natural phenomena that are of constant value, easy to preserve, easy to reproduce and practical in size   standards of measurement  
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standards are used to __   compare  
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basic quantities measured in arbitrary units established by international agreement   fundamental quantites  
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used in measuring fundamental quantities   SI base units  
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the distance between 2 points OR the path traveled by light in a vacuum during a time interval   length  
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the amount of matter in a body   mass  
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duration of an event OR vibrations of Cesium 133   time  
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degree of hotness or coldness of an object   temperature  
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amount of substance   mole  
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combinations of fundamental quantites so that combinations of units are produced   derived units  
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how do you convert from C to Kelvin?   add 273 to the C  
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used to figure out the # of atoms or molecules in a given amount of substance   mole  
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number of units or fraction of a unit each line on the scale stands for   calibration  
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what is the percent error formula/   %E= Value a- Value e/Value a  
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since most objects___ expand as the temperature increases, the volume ___   expand; increases  
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as volume ___ density ___   increases; decreases  
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good measurements are both ___ and ___   accurate and precise  
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refers to the closeness of measurements to the correct or accepted value of the quantity measured   accuracy  
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what does accuracy depend upon?   1. how carefully the measurement is done 2. quality of the instrument (in working order/well made) 3. one measruement or the average of one measurement as compared to the accepted value  
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what is accuracy determined by?   percent error  
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value accepted comes from ___   books or tables  
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value experimental comes from   the experiment or measurement in lab  
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the numerator of the percent error formula is called ____   absolute error  
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refers to the closeness of a set of the same quantity made in the same way   precision  
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what does precison depend upon?   1. skillful estimation (your guess) 2. number of divisions in the instrument (calibration) 3. how close several measurements are to each other.  
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one way to look at precison   standard deviation  
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