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14 Cards in this Set
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Why do we use measurements?
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They are a form of communication
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What are 3 examples of when we use measurements?
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baking: recipe
building: blue prints labs: directions |
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Do we always need specific mesaurements?
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no; in cooking, time, and temperature it doesnt have to be exact
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All measurements have:
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Units
decimals (not fractions) error estimation |
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Volume
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length*width*height
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Density
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mass / volume
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Mass
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use scale
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Units
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volume
mass length/distance/height weight time temperature |
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Temperature
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*C
*F Kelvin |
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How far can you estimate?
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one place value past what the scale shows
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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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The exactness of a measurement
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Give 2 other names for Precision
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Reproductivity
Repeatability |
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What could you do to have your measurements be closer together?
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You can add more divisions to your scale
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