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The closeness of a measurement to the actual measurement or value

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• Accuracy

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• A method used to guess the size of an object

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• Estimation

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• A way to describe objects and events with numbers

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• Measurements

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• Describes how close measurements are to each other

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• Precision

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• SI unit for measuring temperature

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• Kelvin

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• SI unit for measuring mass

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• Kilogram

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• Amount of matter in an object

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• Mass

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• SI unit for length

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• meter

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• The amount of change in one measurement that takes place in a given amount of time

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• rate

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• A system of standard measurement that is used worldwide

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• SI

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• Amount of space that fills an object

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• Volume

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• A measure of the gravitational force, or pull on the matter in an object

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• Weight

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• Where would a pumpkin weigh more on Earth or on the moon and WHY?

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• It would weigh more on Earth b/c weight is dependent on the amount of gravity. Earth has 6x more gravity than the moon.

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• Where would a pumpkin have more mass… on Earth or on the moon?

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• A pumpkin would have the SAME mass on the moon and/or on Earth.

• Mass is the amount of matter in an object.

• The amount of matter in the pumpkin does not change, even when it is on the moon.

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• Why is it important to have a standard measurement system

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• To avoid confusion and miscommunication.

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• Which graph uses bars to show the relationships between variables. 1 variable must be a number, while the other is a category.

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• Bar Graph

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• This graph shows parts of the whole.

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• Circle graph/ pie graph

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• This shows changes in data over time. Both variables in this must be numbers.

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• Line graph

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• This item lists information in columns and rows so that it is easy to read and understand.

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• A table

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