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Elektra Knutzen
EK. Chapter 2
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Science
7th Grade
10/01/2018

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Metric System 

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A system of measurement based on the number 10.

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SI

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International system of units

 

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Mass

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Measure of the amount of matter an objects contain 

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Weight

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The force of gravity acting on an object.

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Volume

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Amount of space an object it takes up 

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Meniscus 

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Bottom of curved water in Granulated cylinder 

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Density 

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Measure of how much mass is contained in a given object

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Estimate 

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Approximate of a number based on reasonable assumptions   

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Accuracy 

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Refers how close a measurement is to the true or accepted value.   

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Persuasion 

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How close a group of measurements are to each other

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Significance  

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The significance figures in a measurement include all of the digits that have been measured exactly, plus one digit whose value has been estimated.

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Percent error 

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The following formula [image]
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Mean

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calculated by adding up all of the numbers then dividing by the total of numbers on the list 

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Median  

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The middle of the set data 

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Mode 

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The number that appears most often in the list of numbers
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