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9th Grade
09/22/2014

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Observation
Definition
interaction of a person's senses with the environment
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Instruments
Definition
man-made tools used to improve or extend upon a human's power of observation and collecting data
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Inferences
Definition
interpretations based off of observations
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Classification
Definition
groups of objects that share similar properties which allow for more meaningful studies
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Measurements
Definition
describe properties of objects numerically. Contains a number and a unit.
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Mass
Definition
amount of matter in an object
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Weight
Definition
mass and gravitational pull together. Varies
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Length
Definition
the total distance between two points of an object. Usually measured in metres.
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Time
Definition
a period when an action, process, or conditions exist, continue, or occur. Usually measured in seconds, seasons, or generations.
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Density
Definition
concentration of the matter found within an object and it does not depend on size/shape
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Pressure
Definition
amount of force compared to the surface area
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Volume
Definition
space occupied
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Speed
Definition
length of movement and time
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Acceleration
Definition
involve the mass of the object, a length of movement, and a unit of time of movement
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Percent Error
Definition
slight errors that may occur when a measurement is taken
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Percent Error Formula
Definition
difference from accepted value/accepted value * 100
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Density Formula
Definition
mass/volume
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Archimede's Principle (Displacement Method)
Definition
a body immersed in fluid is buoyed up by a force equal to the weight of the fluid displaced
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Temperature
Definition
measure of how much heat energy an object has. All objects contain moving particles which produce heat
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