1 - Scientific Measurement Flashcards

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A quantitative comparison of an object’s physical quantity that involves a number and a unit

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Measurement

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Magnitude of physical quantity

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unit

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scoop

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salok

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4
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Jar

  • for wine
  • for water
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Gusi

Tapayan

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5
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Breadth of a finger

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Dali

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6
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Length of a forefinger

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Timuro

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7
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When was the SI created?

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1960

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8
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Unit of

  1. Mass
  2. Electric Current
  3. Temperature
  4. Time
  5. Amount of substance
  6. Length
  7. Luminous intensity
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  1. Kilograms
  2. Ampere
  3. Kelvin
  4. Seconds
  5. Mole
  6. Meters
  7. Candela
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Base
Deci (d)
Centi (c)
Milli (m)
Micro (u)
Nano (n)
Pico (p)
Femto (f)
Atto (a)
Zepto (z)
Yocto (y)
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Base
Deka/deca (da)
Hector (h)
Kilo (k)
Mega (M)
Giga (G)
Tera (T)
Peta (T)
Exa (E)
Zeta (Z)
Yotta (Y)
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1
1 tenth
1 thousandth
1 millionth
1 billionth
1 trillionth
1 quadrillionth
1 quintillionth
1 sextillionth
1 septillionth
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12
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mass ÷ volume

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density

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13
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no. of mols of solute
÷
Liters of solution

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Molarity

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14
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no. of mols of solute
÷
kgs of solvent

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Molality

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15
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product of 3 dimensions of length (L×W×H)

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Volume

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16
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Product of mass and acceleration

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Product of two dimensions of length (L×W)

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Ratio of force and area

19
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Uncertainties in measurement are caused by:

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  1. measuring instrument
  2. external factors (temp, pressure, location)
  3. skills of the person doing the measurements
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The dgree degree of conformity of a test result to the true or accepted value

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The quotient of the summation of all the data and the number of data involved

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The closer the mean to the accepted value, the _________ is the accuracy of the data

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Absolute value of difference between the theoretical and expermental value

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Formula for error

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E = (Theoretical value - expermental value)
————————————————————× 100
Theoretical value

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consistency of achieving the same results repeatedly
Precision
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describes how spread out the data are
standard deviation
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Low SD = _________ precision
high
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Formula for sd
√(x-mean)² ------------- n-1
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Simplified expression for very small or very large values
scientific notation
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Parts of standard form
1. Multiplying factor (A) {1-9.9} 2. base 10 3. exponent (B)
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Digits that are considered in measurement taken
significant figures
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Addition/Subtraction
Decimal point
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Multiplication/Division
Significant figures
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Temperature dependent physical quantity that is specific to purr substances
Density