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Classification and Measurement
EARTH SCIENCE Beginning of the Year
10
Science
9th Grade
09/14/2011

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Term
Measurement
Definition
a measurement is a means of expressing an observation with greater accuracy or presicion. Provides a numerical value. 
Term
4 types of measurement?
Definition
length, mass, volume, and time
Term
what is length?
Definition

the distance between two points

 

obtained by using a ruler

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what is mass?
Definition

the amount of matter in a object

 

obtained by using a triple beam balance

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what is time?
Definition

it is our sense of things happening one after another

 

obtained by using a clock & time watch

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what is volume?
Definition

the amount of space and object takes up! obtained:

solids: length x width x height

liquids: beaker or gradulated cylinder

Term
distance's unit?
Definition
meter, etc.
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mass' unit?
Definition
grams
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time's unit?
Definition
seconds and sometimes minutes
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volume's unit
Definition
liters, or cm cubed or cc
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