CH. 1.4 SCIENTIFIC TOOLS & MEASUREMENTS

Front

Descriptive information that is not expressed as a number.

Back

qualitative

Front

Description that includes a number and a unit.

Back

measurement

Front

Method of writing a quantity as a number multiplied by 10 to a power.

Back

scientific notation

Front

Compares a measured value of a property with the standard value accepted for that property.

Back

accuracy

Front

Descriptive information that is expressed as a number.

Back

quantitative

Front

The exactness of a measurement.

Back

precision

Front

This tool is used to measure the volume of a shell.

Back

graduated cylinder

Front

This tool is used to measure the speed of a runner.

Back

stopwatch

Front

This tool is used to measure the mass of a small sample of soil.

Back

electronic balance

Front

What tool would you use to measure the distance between two buildings? Options: thermometer, metric ruler, compass, none of the above

Back

metric ruler