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Hannah Kallal
Hannah Kallal chapter 2 flashcards
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Science
7th Grade
10/01/2018

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Term
Meniscus
Definition
Bottom of curve water in Graduated cylinder
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SI
Definition
International system of units
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Mass
Definition
Is a measure of the amount of matter an object contains
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weight
Definition
is a measure of the force of gravity acting on an object
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volume
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is the amount of space an object takes up
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density
Definition
is a measure of how much an object divide its mass by volume
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estimate
Definition
is an approximating of a number based on reasonable assumptions
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accuracy
Definition
refers to how close measurements to the true or accepted value.
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precision
Definition
refers to how close a group of measurements are each other.
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Significant figures
Definition
to refer to the digits in a measurement
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mean
Definition
or numerical average collated is calculated by adding up all of the numbers and then dividing by the total number of items in the list
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median
Definition
or middle numerical number in a set of data.
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Percent Error
Definition
Determine how accurate, or close to the true value it really is
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meniscus
Definition
to determine the volume of water, you should read the milliliter marking at the bottom of the curve.
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Metric System
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A system of measurement based on the number 10
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