Chapter 1.2 Flashcards
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Qualitative
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Observations that have to do with the quality of an object and do not have to be measured such as colour and texture
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Quantitative
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Observations that have to be measured( temperature, volume and mass)
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precision
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how much different measurements of a quantity agree
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accuracy
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The agreement of a measurement with the accepted value of a quantity
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Name the different significant figures
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non zero integers
captured zero’s
trailing zero’s (only if there is a decimal point)
zero’s between integers
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Dimensional Analysis
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a general problem solving method that uses the units of measurements to guide us through calculations
