SOL
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Garrick_DeShawn on May 5, 2011
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Base units | Length meters Volume liters Mass grams Time seconds Temp. Kelvin and celsius |
| Largest prefixes | kilo, hecto, deca |
| kilo | 1,000 |
| hecto | 100 |
| deca | 10 |
| Smaller prefixes | deci, centi, milli |
| deci | 0.1 |
| centi | 0.01 |
| milli | 0.001 |
| Metric Conversion | King Henry Daughter usually drinks chocolate milk |
| Lenght | The distance between two points; Measured with a metric ruler |
| Mass | The amount of matter in an object; Is measured with a triple beam balance |
| Volume | The amount of space occupied by an object |
| Volume of a rectangular solid | 1. Use a metric ruler 2. Measure the length, width, and height (Volume = l x w x h) 3. Units cubic centimeter (cm3) |
| Volume of a liquid | Use a graduated cylinder (g.c)volume from new Units are milliliters (ml) |
| Volume of an irregular solid | 1. use a graduated cylinder 2. Fill with 50 ml of water 3. Place solid in the g.c. |
| Density | The amount of mass in a given volume |
| Density (Formula) | mass / volume (g/ml) |
| Density (Sink or Float) | The density of water is 1 g/ml If density less than 1g/ml it will float in water If density greater than 1g/ml it will sink |
| Hypothesis | An educated guess; An If . . . then . . statement |
| Variables | the part of the experiment that changes |
| Independent (IV) | The part of the experiment that you are testing |
| Dependent (DV) | responds to changes you made (IV) |
| Control | A standard for comparison |
| Constants | Factors that remain the same |
| Repeated Trials | The # of times you do the experiment |
| Data | Organized charts and graphs |
| Graphs | IV on x-axis DV on y-axis |
| Results and Conclusions | Analyzing your data and drawing conclusions |
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