Scientific Measurement and Concepts

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SI System

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A system of scientific measurement used worldwide and based on metric system standards of measurement

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gram

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A metric system standard of measure for mass

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liter

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Base standard measure of volume in the SI system

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metric system

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System of measurement based on multiples of ten

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mass

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A measure of the amount of matter in an object

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matter

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Anything that takes up space and has mass

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weight

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The effect of gravity on mass; differs from earth to space to moon, etc.

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volume

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The amount of space an object occupies; l x w x h

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temperature

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A measure of the average kinetic energy (motion) of the particles in a sample of matter

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scientific method

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A series of steps followed by scientific investigators to answer specific questions about the natural world