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| a measurement system based on the number 10 |
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| International System of Units |
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| measure of the amount of matter in an object (measured in grams) |
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| measure of the force of gravity acting on an object |
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| the amount of space an object takes up (measured in meters cubed) |
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| measure of how much mass in contained in a given volume |
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| the temperature scale scientist most commonly use |
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| an approximation of a number based on reasonable assumptions |
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| refers to how close a measurement is to a true or accepted value |
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| refers to how close a group of measurements are to each other |
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| measurement including all the digits measured exactly, plus one estimated digit |
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| determine how accurate an experimental value is |
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| the numerical average of a set of data |
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| middle number in a set of data |
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| number that appears the most often |
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| the difference between the greatest value and the least value in a data set |
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| data that do not fit with the rest of the data set |
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| data points yield a straight line |
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| data points do not fall along a straight line |
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| a representation of an object or process |
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| a group of parts that work together to perform a function or produce a result |
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| material or energy that goes into a system |
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| the material or energy that comes out of a system |
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| output that changes the system in some way |
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| alert you to possible sources of accidents in a laboratory |
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| any work completed outside a science laboratory |
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