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24 Cards in this Set
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measurement
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comparing a property to a unit
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unit
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defined agreed upon standard
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standard unit
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unit established
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english system
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based on body parts
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metric
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based on nature
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fundamental properties
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length,mass,time,charge
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data
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measurement info used to describe
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volume
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how much somwthing occupies
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area
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extent of surface
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density
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mass/volume
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quantity
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measured properties
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equation
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describes how quantities on both sides of equal sign are equal
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variable
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quantity of object or event
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direct proportion
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2 variables increase at same ratio
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inverse proportion
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one increases other shrinks
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proportionality constant
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v=(T)(K) or constant
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numerical constant
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constant without units
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hypothesis
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thought or experiment without explination
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experiment
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recreate evetn to support or disprove hypothesis
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controlled experiment
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factors are same except one
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pseusoscience
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false science used to mislead people
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scientific law
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describes what happens in nature
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model
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description of theory or idea
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theory
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working hypothesis based on evidence
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