ICP Unit 0 Vocabulary

a gauge of how exact a measurement is

• international system of units

• precision

• accuracy

• metric system

the International System of Units defines these seven units from which all other units are derived

• metric system

• base unit

• derived unit

• science

the use of scientific knowledge to solve a practical problem

• science

• chemistry

• physics

• technology

Tags

NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

NGSS.MS-ETS1-3

NGSS.MS-ETS1-4

a system of knowledge about the natural world and the methods used to find that knowledge

• science

• technology

• chemistry

• physics

a representation of an object or event

• technology

• model

• international system of units

• chemistry

common system of measurements based on powers of 10

• derived unit

• base unit

• international system of units

• metric system

units which may be expressed in terms of base units by means of mathematical symbols of multiplication and division

• international system of units

• base unit

• metric system

• derived unit

a relationship that exists between two variables when their ratio is constant

• inverse proportion

• conversion factor

• direct proportion

• metric system

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

the closeness of a measurement to the true value of what is being measured

• derived unit

• accuracy

• precision

• science

the study of the composition, structure, properties, and reactions of matter

• science

• technology

• chemistry

• physics

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS1-5