Measurement Vocab
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The closeness of a measurement to the actual measurement or value
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• Accuracy
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• A method used to guess the size of an object
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• Estimation
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• A way to describe objects and events with numbers
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• Measurements
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• Describes how close measurements are to each other
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• Precision
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• SI unit for measuring temperature
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• Kelvin
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• SI unit for measuring mass
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• Kilogram
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• Amount of matter in an object
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• Mass
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• SI unit for length
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• meter
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• The amount of change in one measurement that takes place in a given amount of time
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• rate
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• A system of standard measurement that is used worldwide
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• SI
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• Amount of space that fills an object
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• Volume
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• A measure of the gravitational force, or pull on the matter in an object
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• Weight
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• Where would a pumpkin weigh more on Earth or on the moon and WHY?
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• It would weigh more on Earth b/c weight is dependent on the amount of gravity. Earth has 6x more gravity than the moon.
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• Where would a pumpkin have more mass… on Earth or on the moon?
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• A pumpkin would have the SAME mass on the moon and/or on Earth.
• Mass is the amount of matter in an object.
• The amount of matter in the pumpkin does not change, even when it is on the moon.
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• Why is it important to have a standard measurement system
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• To avoid confusion and miscommunication.
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• Which graph uses bars to show the relationships between variables. 1 variable must be a number, while the other is a category.
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• Bar Graph
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• This graph shows parts of the whole.
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• Circle graph/ pie graph
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• This shows changes in data over time. Both variables in this must be numbers.
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• Line graph
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• This item lists information in columns and rows so that it is easy to read and understand.
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• A table
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