Vocab by:Ally Flashcards
Graduated cylinder
an instrument for measuring volume whose sides are marked

universal law of gravitation
principle that states the gravitational farce between 2 objects depends on the masses of the objects and the distance between them

spring scale
a balance that measures WEIGHT by the tension on the spring (all my blishish peeps think tension on the J)

balance
a device used for measuring MASS of something by putting it on 1 side and putting weights on the other until it balances

beaker
a wide cylindrical glass with a pouring lip used in laboritories
density
ratio between the mass and the volume of an object
force
the influence of a body that causes a push or pull
newton
mesurement of acceleration
weight
measure of gravitational force on an object
gravity
the force on an object by the earth

kilo
one thousand
centi
100th .00
milli
one thousandth
scientific method
question, research, hypothesis, experiment, analysis, conclusion (you use it to answer a scientifical problemo)
theory
a question or hypothesis that has been tested a bunch and have all had the same result