Vocab
The degree of exactness of a measurement
what is precision?
express the measurements in scientific notation
142,000 s
what is 1.42 x 105 s ?
the factor that is changed or manipulated during the experiment
what is the independent variable?
the base SI unit for length
what is meter?
what happens when a unicorn jumps in the river ?
it gets wet.
the current best explanation for why things work the way they do
what is theory?
How many significant figures are in
2.560 x 104
what is 4?
the line drawn as close to all the data points as possible
what is the line of best fit?
the base SI unit for weight?
grams
the bell ringers brother was a what?
what is a dead ringer for his brother?
one of the scientists most useful tools for making predictions
what is graph?
How many milliliters are in 6.2 liters?
what is 6,200 mL?
m = rise / run
what is slope?
the metric prefix x10-2
what is centi- ?
how many arms did the bell ringer have?
what is 0
the valid digits in a measurement
what is significant digits/figures?
simplify the following expression
(2x106m) (5x105m)
what is 1 x 1012 m2 ?
when one variable depends on the square of another
what is quadratic relationship?
why do we use the metric system/SI?
How old is Ms. Thompson?
a rule of nature that sums up related observations to describe a pattern in nature
convert 86 km/h to m/s
what is 24m/s ?
hyperbola results when one variable depends on the inverse of the other
what is inverse relationship?
what does SI unit stand for?
International System of Units
how old is Mr Heath?