Lesson 1 Flashcards

1
Q

MEASUREMENT PROCESS ORF COMPARING A QUANTITY WITH A CHOSEN STANDARD

A

MEASUREMENT UNITS

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➤ TIME-SECONDS, MINUTES, HOURS, DAYS, WEEKS MONTHS YEARS

➤ LENGTH-MILLIMETERS.. CENTIMETERS

WEIGHT GRAMS, KILOGRAM

VOLUME-CM5, M3, LITERS

➤ TEMPERATURE CENTIGRADE AND FARENHEIT

A

MEASUREMENT UNITS

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3
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• REQUIRED TO MEASURE ANY TYPE OF QUANTITY

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MEASUREMENT INSTRUMENTS

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4
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• 3 SYSTEMS OF MEASUREMENTS

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➤ INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM OF UNITS

➤ BRITISH IMPERIAL SYSTEM

➤ US CUSTOMARY SYSTEM

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5
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  • IS A SET OF UNITS WHICH CAN BE USED TO SPECIFY ANYTHING
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SYSTEM OF MEASUREMENT

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6
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  • INTERNATIONALLY AGREED DECIMAL SYSTEM OF MEASUREMENT CREATED IN FRENCE IN 1799
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METRIC SYSTEM

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7
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ANY KIND OF MEASURABLE QUANTITY

➤ BASE QUANTITIES

➤ DERIVED QUANTITIES

A

•PHYSICAL QUANTITY-

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8
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IT IS THE PROCESS OF CHANGING THE VALUE OF ONE FORM TO ANOTHER

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CONVERSION OF UNITS

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9
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CLASSIC WAY OF DEMONSTRATING IS WITH A DARTBOARD

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ACCURACY AND PRECISION

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10
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  • HOW CLOSE THE MEASUREMENTO ARE TO THE TRUE VALUE
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ACCURACY

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11
Q

DEGREE TO THE WHICH SUCCESSIVE MEASUREMENTS AGREE WITH EACH OTHER

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PRECISION

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12
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ANY OF THE DIGITS OF A NUMBER

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SIGNIFICANT FIGURES

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13
Q

MEASUREMET THAT COMPARES THE AMOUNT OF MATTER AN OBJECT HAS TO ITS VOLUME/HOW TIGHTLY (ARCHIMEDES)

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DENSITY

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