1.4 Flashcards
define qualitative
measurement without numbers
define quantitative
measurement with numbers
what is a conversion factor
used to change one unit of measurement into another
what is the relationship between metric prefixes and base units?
they work together to tell you how many of the base unit is being represented
your number gets smaller when you move your decimal to the ____
left
your number gets larger when you move your decimal to the ____
right
define mass
a coherent, typically large body of matter with no definite shape
define volume
the amount of space that a substance or object occupies, or that is enclosed within a container
what is a base unit?
one
how do you find the median?
line up all your numbers numerically and the middle one is the median
how do you find the mean/average?
add all of the numbers together and divide it by the total amount of numbers you started with
