Scientific Measurement TEST Flashcards
What is the term for a number that is written as the product of 2 numbers, a coefficient and a power of ten?
Scientific Notation
What is the term for a quantity that has both a number and a unit?
Measurement
What is the term for the correct value based on reliable references?
Accepted Value
What is the term for what an item is measured in?
Unit
What is the term for a measurement of how close a series of measurements are to one another?
Precision
What is the term for the SI unit of volume?
Liter
What is the term in a measurement include all the digits that are known precisely plus one has digit that is estimated?
Significant Figures
What is the term for the value measure in the lab?
Experimental value
What is the term for the SI unit of mass?
Gram
What is the term for a measure of how close a measurement is to the actual true value of what is measured?
Accuracy
What is the term for the SI basic unit of length or linear measure?
Meter
What is the term for the measure of how hot or cold and object is?
Temperature
What is the term for the ratio of the mass of an object to its volume?
Density
What is the term for the absolute value of the error divided by the accepted value and then multiplied by 100%?
Percent error
Be able to change a number to scientific notation.
Ex: 850
850 = 8.5 x 10(2)