
IP Vocab List #2 (Science Measurement Terms)
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10th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Error (in experiments)
The difference between the measured value and the true or accepted value. Example: If the true length is 20.0 cm but you measured 19.5 cm, the error is 0.5 cm.
The total amount of data collected during an experiment.
The process of repeating an experiment to verify results.
The average of all measured values in an experiment.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Conversion Factor
A method to calculate the area of a shape.
A ratio that shows how two units are related, used to change units. Example: 1 m = 100 cm.
A technique for measuring temperature changes.
A formula used to determine the speed of an object.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Significant Figures
The digits in a measurement that show how precise it is, including all known digits plus one estimated digit.
Only the whole numbers in a measurement that indicate precision.
Any digit in a measurement, regardless of its position or value.
The total number of digits in a measurement, including zeros.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Uncertainty
The exact value of a measurement.
The range of values within which the true value is expected to lie.
The average of multiple measurements.
The maximum possible error in a measurement.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Controlled/Constant Variables
The factors that are kept the same in an experiment so the test is fair.
The variables that are changed during an experiment to test a hypothesis.
The results that are measured in an experiment to determine the effect of the independent variable.
The factors that are not relevant to the experiment and can be ignored.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Kilo (metric prefix)
Means 100 times a unit. Example: 1 kilometer (km) = 100 meters.
Means 1000 times a unit. Example: 1 kilometer (km) = 1000 meters.
Means 10 times a unit. Example: 1 kilometer (km) = 10 meters.
Means 10000 times a unit. Example: 1 kilometer (km) = 10000 meters.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Dependent Variable
The variable that you measure or observe in an experiment. Example: Plant height in an experiment testing fertilizer.
The variable that is manipulated or changed in an experiment.
The constant factor that remains unchanged throughout the experiment.
The outcome that is predicted based on the independent variable.
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