Earth Science Flashcards
The extent of a surface or plane figure as measured in square units
Area
A wide, cylindrical glass container with a pouring lip, used especially in labortories.
Beaker
A sheet exhibiting information in tabular form.
Chart
The boundry of a circle
Circumference
A plural of datum
Data
A measure of the quantity of some physical property (usually mass) per unit length, area, or volume
Density
A straight line segment that passes through the center of a circle or sphere from one side to the other
Diameter
The weight or volume of a fluid displaced by a floating body, used especialy as a measurement of the weight or bulk ships
Displacement
A statement that explains or makes generalizations about a set of facts or principles, usually forming a basis for possible experiments to confirm its viability
Hypothesis
A narrow, cylindrical container marked with horizontal lines to represent units of measurement and used to precisely measure the volume of liquids
Graduated cylinder
A diagram showing the relationship of quantities, especially such a diagram in which lines, bars, or changes with another
Graph
The longest extent of anything as measured from end to end
Length
A measure of the amount of matter contained in or constituting a physical body
Mass
To see, watch, perceive, or notice
Observing
The sum of lengths of the segments that form the sides of a polygon
Perimeter
