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11 Cards in this Set
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comparing something to a standard
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measurement
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international system of units
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SI
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objects of natural phoenomena of constant value, easy to preserve and reproduce, and practical size
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standard of measurement
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-used to change size of a base unit to suit our needs
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prefix
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how close a measurement of group of measurements is to the known (true) value
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accurate
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how close a group of measurements is to each other
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precision
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a method of determining the accuracy of a measurement or set of measurements
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percet error
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the mass of an object divided by its volume
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density
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problem solving method that treats units in calculations like algebraic factors
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dimension analysis
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the measurement of the energy of the particles in a sample of matter
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temperature
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a form of energy that is the sum of the kinetic energies of a sample of matter
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heat
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