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JDenton
chapter 2 vacob
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Science
7th Grade
10/01/2018

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The Metric System
Definition
System of measurement based on number 10
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SI
Definition
International system of units
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Length
Definition
Distance from one point to another
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Mass
Definition
Measure of the amount of matter an object contains
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Volume
Definition
Amount of space an object takes up
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Density
Definition
how much mass is contained in a given volume
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Time
Definition
60 seconds in one minute 60 minutes in an hour
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estimation
Definition
approximation of a number based on reasonable assumtions
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Meniscus
Definition
Bottom of curved water in graduated cylinder
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weight
Definition
Measurement of force of gravity on an object
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accuracy
Definition
how close a measurement is to the true or accepted value
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percision
Definition
how close a group of measurements are to each other
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significant figures
Definition
refers to digits in a measurement
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percent error
Definition
difference between experimental value and true value divided by true value times 100%
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Mean Medium and Mode
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Mean is numerical average, Medium is middle number in set of data, and Mode is the number that appears the most
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