Chapter 2: Description and Measurement

Question 1

measurement

Answer 1

a way to describe the world with numbers (can describe objects with length, volume, mass, temperature, and rates)

Question 2

estimation

Answer 2

method of making a rough measurement

Question 3

SI

Answer 3

International System of Units; which was designed to give a worldwide standard of physical measurement (examples: meter, cubic meter, kilogram, kelvin)

Question 4

meter

Answer 4

SI unit of length

Question 5

mass

Answer 5

amount of matter in an object (SI unit for mass is kilogram)

Question 6

kilogram

Answer 6

SI unit for mass

Question 7

kelvin

Answer 7

scale that measures temperature in SI

Question 8

rate

Answer 8

ratio of two measurements with different units

Question 9

table

Answer 9

tool used to display information in rows and columns so that it is easier to read and understand

Question 10

graph

Answer 10

tool used to collect, organize, and summarize data in a visual way so that it is easy to use and understand

Question 11

line graph

Answer 11

tool used to show the relationship between two variables

Question 12

bar graph

Answer 12

tool that uses bars to show the relationships between variables

Question 13

circle graph

Answer 13

tool used to show the parts of a whole