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unit 1
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Chemistry
10th Grade
09/01/2009

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Term
chemistry
Definition
The study of matter and the changes that it undergoes.
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matter
Definition
Anything that has mass and takes up space.
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mass
Definition
A measure of the amount of water.
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weight
Definition
A measure of an amount of matter and also the effects of Earth's graviotational pullon the matter.
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pure research
Definition
A type of scientific investigation that seeks to gain knowledge for the sake of knowledge itself.
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applied research
Definition
A type of sicientific investigation that is undertaken to solve a specific problem.
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technology
Definition
The practical use of scientific information.
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base unit
Definition
A defined unit in a system of measerement that is based on a object or even in the physical world and is independet of other units.
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accuracy
Definition
Refers to how close a measured value is to an accepted value.
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