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8th Grade Science CH 2 notes
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Science
8th Grade
09/30/2012

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What is a way to describe the world with numbers?
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measurement
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What can help you make a rough measurement of an object?
Definition
estimation
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What is defined as the distance between two points?
Definition
length
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What is the SI unit for length?
Definition
meter
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What is the SI unit for mass?
Definition
kilogram
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What is the SI unit for weight?
Definition
the Newton
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What is the physical property of temperature?
Definition
related to how hot or cold an object is
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What is the SI unit for temperature?
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kelvin
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What is the interval between two events?
Definition
time
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What is the amount of change of one measurement in a given amount of time?
Definition
rate
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What displays information in rows and columns so that it is easier to read and understand?
Definition
table
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What is used to collect, organize, and summerize data in a visual way?
Definition
a graph
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What shows the relationship between 2 variables?
Definition
a line graph
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The line on a graph shows what?
Definition
the relationship between the two variables
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What uses rectangular blocs, or bars, of varying sizes to show the relationship among variables?
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a bar graph
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What shows the parts of a whole?
Definition
a circle graph
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