Graphing and Variables
Scientific Notation and Sig Figs
Measurement
Dimensional Analysis
100
The variable that is changed/controlled by the experimenter.
What is an independent variable?
100
In scientific notation, this many places must be in front of the decimal.
What is one?
100
This is the SI unit to measure temperature.
What is Kelvin?
100
These are used to go from your known unit to your unknown unit.
What are conversion factors?
200
This variable was measured in the water density lab and is therefore the dependent variable.
What is the mass of the water?
200
These numbers are an example of this term. Actual value: 5.5cm Measured value: 4.4cm, 4.5cm, 4.35cm
What is precise?
200
This is the conversion factor for kilograms to grams.
What is 1000g/1kg?
200
This is the answer to converting 3.6cm^3 to liters.
What is 0.0036 liters?
300
These are the conditions that must remain unchanged and maintained throughout the experiment.
What are constants?
300
This is the number of sig figs in this number: 7.00
What is 3?
300
When measurements are read to as many digits as possible, plus this.
What is an estimated value?
300
This is how many milligrams are in a pencil eraser of 3.2 grams.
What are 3,200 milligrams?
400
This variable goes along the x-axis of a graph.
What is the independent variable?
400
This is the final answer in the correct number of sig figs to this problem. 2.00cm x 4.0cm =
What is 8.0 cm^2?
400
In conversion factors, the smaller number goes with this.
What is the larger unit?
400
This is the conversion factor for milliliters to liters.
What is 1000 milliliters/1 liter?
500
These are the five essential parts to a graph.
What is a descriptive title, equal and even intervals, data, labels and units, and a key if necessary.
500
This is the final answer in the correct number of sig figs to this problem. 1cm + 2.5cm =
What is 4 cm?
500
This is the value for the prefix micro.
What is 1 million?
500
This is the mass, in kilograms, of 14.0L of gasoline. (The density is 0.680g/cm^3)
What is 9.52 kilograms?
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