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3.1 Importance of Measurement
3.2 Uncertainty in Measurements
3.3 and 3.4
3.5 Temperature
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A system used by all scientists.
What is the International System of Units?
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A measure of how close a measurement comes to the actual or true value of whatever is measured.
What is accuracy?
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The ratio of the mass of an object to its volume.
What is density?
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SI unit of temperature.
What is the Kelvin (K)?
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A way to analyze and solve problems using the units, dimensions or measurements.
What is dimensional analysis?
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Measurements that are in definite form (numbers and units).
What are quantitative measurements?
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A measurement of how close a series of measurements are to one another.
What is precision?
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System of measurement based on 10 or multiples of 10.
What is the metric system?
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Determines the direction of heat transfer.
What is tempertature?
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Analyze, calculate, and evaluate
What is the three step approach to problem solving?
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Measurements that give description.
What are qualitative measurements?
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(l error l / accepted value) X100%
What is percent error?
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Density of substance (g/cm^3) / density of water (g/cm^3)
What is the specific gravity formula?
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Absolute zero or 0K.
What is - 273 degrees Celcius?
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A ratio of equivalent measurements
What is a conversion factor?
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A number written as the product of 2 numbers: a coefficient and a 10 raised to a power.
What is scientific notation?
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2.4526 meters / 8.4
What is 0.29 meters?
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Force that measures the pull on a given mass by gravity.
What is weight?
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Sets the freezing point of water at 0 degrees Celsius and the boiling point of water at 100 degrees Celcius.
What is the Celcius Scale?
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when more than one conversion factor may be required
What is a more complex conversion problem?
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3.0 X 10^4 / 2.0 X 10^2
What is 1.5 X 10^2 ?
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2.10 Meters X 0.70
What is 1.47 square meters?
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Basic units of: length, volume, mass, and temperature.
What are the meter, cubic meters, kilograms, and Kelvins.
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37 degrees Celcius converted to Kelvins
What is 310 Kelvins (K)?
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36cm to meters
What is 0.036 m