General

Question 1

Giga

Answer 1

10^9

Question 2

Kilo

Answer 2

10^3

Question 3

Mega

Answer 3

10^6

Question 4

Micro

Answer 4

10^-6

Question 5

Milli

Answer 5

10^-3

Question 6

Nano

Answer 6

10^-9

Question 7

Personal Error

Answer 7

an error caused by a person’s personal habits, a type of systematic error

Question 8

Random Error

Answer 8

an error that only affects one result, such as misreading the scale once

Question 9

Scalar Quantity

Answer 9

a quantity that has a magnitude but no specific direction

Question 10

Vector Quantity

Answer 10

a quantity that has a magnitude and a specific direction

Question 11

Systematic Error

Answer 11

an error that causes the same problem to all pieces of data such as something causing every piece of data to be 30 seconds off

Question 12

Resolution

Answer 12

how detailed the answer is i.e. how many digits the answer is

Question 13

Repeatable

Answer 13

where you can redo the experiment and get similar results

Question 14

Reproducable

Answer 14

where other people doing the same experiment get similar results

Question 15

Zero Answer

Answer 15

where the measuring apparatus is not set to zero at the beginning of the experiment

Question 16

Independent Variable

Answer 16

the thing that you change in an experiment

Question 17

Dependent Variable

Answer 17

the thing that you measure in an experiment

Question 18

Control Variable

Answer 18

the thing that you keep the same in an experiment

Question 19

Mean

Answer 19

the average of a set of values, where they are added together and divided by the amount values

Question 20

Anomaly

Answer 20

a value that does not fit the pattern but is not due to a mistake in the experiment

Question 21

Hypothesis

Answer 21

what you expect to happen in your experiment

Question 22

Equipment

Answer 22

list of all the things you are going to use in your experiment

Question 23

Method

Answer 23

exactly what you are going to do, in the correct order, with enough detail for someone else to attempt your experiment

Question 24

Uncertainty

Answer 24

half the range

Question 25

Results

Answer 25

data collected from the experiment

Question 26

Conclusion

Answer 26

what you have learnt from your experiment

Question 27

Compare

Answer 27

describe the similarities and difference between things

Question 28

Define

Answer 28

specify the meaning of something

Question 29

Describe

Answer 29

to recall something in an accurate way

Question 30

Determine

Answer 30

to use given data or information to obtain an answer

Question 31

Evaluate

Answer 31

use information supplied as well as your own knowledge and understanding to consider evidence for and against

Question 32

Explain

Answer 32

to make something clear or state reasons for something happening

Question 33

Justify

Answer 33

use evidence from information supplied to support an answer

Question 34

Show

Answer 34

provide structured evidence to reach a conclusion

Question 35

Suggest

Answer 35

term used in questions where you need to apply your knowledge and understanding to a new situation

Question 36

Use

Answer 36

a term used in a question that requires an answer based on information given in the question, and unless this information is used, marks will not be given

Question 37

Precision

Answer 37

when values are similar when completed again

Question 38

Measurement Error

Answer 38

the difference between a measured value and the true value

Question 39

Continuous Error

Answer 39

variables that have values or quantities

Question 40

Validity

Answer 40

the suitability of a procedure to answer the question being asked

Question 41

Valid Conclusion

Answer 41

conclusion based on sound reason using experimental data