Measurement and Scientific Notation

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Precision

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Closeness to the true value

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Accuracy

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Description with a unit

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Measurement

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Way to write very large or small numbers

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Scientific notation

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Repeatability of a measurement

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Advantage of using SI units

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Allows scientists to compare observations and results

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Non-advantage of using SI units

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Can compare measurements made years apart

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Scientific notation of 10,000

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10 \times 10^{3}

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SI unit for temperature

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Kelvin

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Prefix for measurement one-thousandth

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Milli-

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Evaluate accuracy

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Compare measured value to actual value