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25 Cards in this Set
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Metric System
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A system of measurement based on the number 10
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SI (International System of Units)
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Created in 1960, Scientists from all over the world use this system of measurement
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Mass
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A measure of the amount of matter an object contains
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Matter
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Anything that has matter and takes up space
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Weight
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A measure of the force of gravity acting on an object
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Volume
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The amount of space an object takes up
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Meniscus
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The curve of a fluid inside a container where the fluid adheres to the sides
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Density
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A measure of how much mass is contained in a given volume
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Estimate
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An approximation of a number based on reasonable assumptions
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Accuracy
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How close a measurement is to the true or accepted value
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Precision
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How close a group of measurements are to each other
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Mean
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Numerical average; calculated by adding up all of the numbers and dividing by the total number of items in the list
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Median
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The middle number in a set of data when listed in numerical order
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Mode
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the number that appears most often in a list of numbers
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Significant Figures
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The digits in a measurement
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Horizontal Axis
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X-axis; the graph line that runs left to right
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Vertical Axis
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Y-axis; the graph line that runs up and down
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Origin
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The point where the two axes cross
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Coordinate
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A pair of numbers used to determine the position of a point on a graph
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Linear Graph
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A line graph in which the data points yield a straight line
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Nonlinear Graph
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A line graph in which the data points do not fall along a straight line
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Example of a Solid
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Car, Tree, Baseball, Glass
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Example of a Liquid
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Rain, Melted butter, Coca-Cola
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Example of a Gas
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Carbon Dioxide, Oxygen, Nitrogen, Helium
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Example of a plasma
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The Sun, lightning
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