Making Measurements Notes
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3. Accurate=how ______the measurement is to the ______measurement. We must make accurate measurements, so that we can ______our measurements to ______. Scientist make ______measurements to increase the ______and ______of the results.
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6. A Measurement system:
-must be ______upon and -______change
7. In ______a measurement system was adopted, and is known as the ____ system.
8. In a measurement system there are ______- ______quantities that people ______to use for a certain measurement. The meter is based on the speed of ______. COOL!
8. In the SI system each measurement has a ______.
11. What is the base unit for the follow? Length______, Mass______, Temperature______, Time______, Volume______, Energy______,
Electric Current ______.
12. Common prefixes From Largest to smallest.
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Based on multiples of ______.
14. Length is a measurement of ______.
15. In the lab, we can use a ______to measure length. Each line on the meter stick is a ______.
16. The last digit in all measurements is an ______digit.
17. Mass is the amount of ______in an object.
19. Volume is the ______occupied by an object.
20. How do you find the volume of a rectangular/square shaped object? ______
22. Always read a graduated cylinder in the middle of the ______and at _____ level.
24. Metric Conversions. Simply move your ______point!
26. Temperature is the amount of ______in an object.
27. There are ______temperature scales: ___,____,_____.
- The absolute temperature scale is the ______scale.
- Absolute zero is ______. This is the temperature at which all matter
______moving.
28. Water boils at ______ºF, ______ºC, and ______K. Absolute zero is ______ºF, ______ºC, and ______K. THAT’S COLD!
29. Density is the ______per unit ______.
30. A derived unit is obtained by ______different units. EX: ______
To calculate the density of an object, divide the ______by the ______.
29. Two types of data:
without numbers: ______with numbers: ______