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Measurements
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Description and Measurement Key Vocabulary Precision Accuracy
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Description and Measurement Precision- how close measurements are to one another Example: If you measure the width of a floor tile several times and you get: 1.0m, 1.1m, 1.0m, and 1.0m; then your results are precise
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Description and Measurement Accuracy- comparison of a measurement to an accepted value Example: when an archer shoots and arrow and hits the bullseye, the archer is accurate
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Description and Measurement
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Significant Figures- you can only be as precise as your least precise measurement Digits other than zero (0) are always significant Zeros after a decimal point are significant Zeros between any other digit are significant Initial zeros are not significant Zeros at the end of a whole number may or may not be significant Depends on if you place a decimal after the zero
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Description and Measurements How many significant figures in these examples 0.00678 seconds 1234.098 meters 350 kilometers 5.00 milliliters 450. grams
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Description and Measurements Significant Figures- multiplication and addition Multiplication/Division- determine the number of significant figures in each number in the problem, your answer can only have as many significant figures as your number with the least number of digits Addition/Subtraction- determine the number of the numbers in the problem, the answer is determined by the least precise number in the problem
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SI Units Key Vocabulary SI Meter Volume Mass Kilogram Weight Kelvin Rate
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SI Units SI- french term “Systeme International d’Unites” or as known here “International System” or “Metric System” All measurements are related in multiples of 10 Become very familiar with Tables 1 and 2 These will be with you for the rest of your life You will encounter these units in every science class from now through college, and in your everyday life The United States is one of only a few countries that has not converted to the metric system
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SI Units Length- SI unit of length is the METER One meter is about the length of a baseball bat Volume- how much space something takes up SI unit of volume is the cubic meter (m³) Also measured in cubic centimeters (cm³) which is equivalent to a milliliter (mL)
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SI Units Temperature- how hot or cold and object is SI unit for temperature is the kelvin (K) Figure 12 on Pg. 54 shows the relationship between Kelvin, Celsius, and Fahrenheit Mass- measure of the amount of matter in an object SI unit of mass is the kilogram (kg) Weight- measurement of force due to gravity SI unit of weight is a newton (N)
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SI Units Rate- amount of change in an object over a given time SI unit for time is the second (s)
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Drawings, Tables, and Graphs Key Vocabulary Table Graph Line Graph Bar Graph Circle Graph
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Drawings Tables and Graphs Table- information organized into rows and columns to better display data Graph- plotted data from a table 3 types of graphs Line graph Bar graph Circle graph
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Drawings Tables and Graphs Line Graph- shows the relationship between two variables through plotted points and a connected line
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Drawings Tables and Graphs Bar Graph- shows relationships among many variables through rectangular blocks or bars
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Drawings Tables and Graphs Circle Graph- split up to show the parts that make up a whole
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Drawings Tables and Graphs Graphing Rules X axis or horizontal axis is always the independent variable Y axis or vertical axis is the dependent variable All graphs must have: Title Legend Labeled Axis Units
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