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68 Cards in this Set
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Abhor
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hate
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Bigot
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narrow-minded, prejudiced person
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Counterfeit
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fake; false
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Enfranchise
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give voting rights
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Hamper
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hinder; obstruct
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Kindle
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to start a fire
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Noxious
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harmful; poisonous; lethal
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Placid
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calm; peaceful
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Remuneration
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payment for work done
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Talisman
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lucky charm
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Abrasive
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rough; coarse; harsh
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Bilk
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cheat; defraud
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Covert
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hidden; undercover
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Engender
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cause
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Hangar
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storage area (like garage) for a plane
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Knotty
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complex; difficult to solve
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Nuance
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something subtle; a fine shade of meaning
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Plagiarism
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taking credit for someone else's writing or ideas
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Renown
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fame
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Tangent
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going off the main subject
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Mass (not weight)
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kilogram (kg)
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Length
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meter (m)
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Temperature
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kelvin (K)
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Time
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second (s)
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Pure substance amount
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mole (mol)
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Electric current
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ampere (A)
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Light brightness (wavelength)
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candela (cd)
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tera (T)
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10^12
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giga (G)
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10^9
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mega (M)
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10^6
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kilo (k)
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10^3
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deca (da)
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10^1
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deci (d)
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10^-1
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centi ©
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10^-2
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mili (m)
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10^-3
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micro (u)
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10^-6
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nano (n)
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10^-9
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pico (p)
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10^-12
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Significant figures
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the number of digits written after the decimal point to measure a quantity
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9.107
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4, zero in the middle is significant
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401
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3, zero in the middle is significant
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0.006
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1, leading zeros are never significant
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800 km
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3, zeros are significant in measurements unless otherwise indicated
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3.002 in
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4, zeros in the middle of non-zero digits are significant
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0.096
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2
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13.42 cm
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4
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0.0027
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2
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0.000001002
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4
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0.00000004
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4 x 10^-8
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40 lb potatoes x $0.45 per lb = $18.00
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$18 since the first number is only measured in two places
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Precision
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The closeness of two sets of measured groups of values.
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Scientific method
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A logical approach to solving problems by observing and collecting data, forming a hypothesis, testing it, theories and a conclusion.
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System
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A specific portion of matter in a given region of space that has been selected for experiments or observation.
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Hypothesis
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A testable statement.
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Model
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An explanation of how something occurred
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Theory
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A broad generalization that explains situations.
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Quantity
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Something with size or an amount.
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SI
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Le Systeme International d'unites.
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Weight
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The measure of the gravitational pull.
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Derived units
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Combinations of SI base unit forms.
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Volume
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The amount of space occupied by an object.
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Density
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Mass / Volume – the ratio of mass to volume, or mass divided by volume.
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Conversion factor
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A ratio derived from the equality between two different units that can convert.
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Accuracy
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How close a single measurement is to its true value.
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Percent error
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Subtracting the experimental value from the accepted value, dividing the difference by the accepted value x 100.
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Scientific notation
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Numbers written in n x 10^s.
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Directly proportional
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Two quantities that are divided to each other to get a constant value.
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Inversely proportional
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Two quantities that have a product that is a constant.
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