Set: Chemistry chapter 2 vocab

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TermDefinition
KelvinThe _______is the SI unit of temperature.
Counting numberA natural number, or _________, has an infinite number of significant digits.
Weight_______ is a measure of the force of gravity between two objects.
QualitativeTo describe a property without using measurements is to make a(n) ___________ description.
QuantitativeTo use measurements to describe a property is to make a(n) __________ description.
MeterThe SI unit of length is the ___________.
Density________ is defined as mass per unit of volume.
Mass______ is a measure of the quantity of matter.
Precision________ refers to how close a set of measurements for a quantity are to one another.
Accuracy______ refers to how close a measurement is to the true or actual value.
Temperaturethe ______ of a sample of matter is a measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in the sample.
TimeThe interval between two occurrences is called _______.
Length______ is the distance covered by a straight line segment connecting two points.
Second_____ is a unit of time, and is 1/86400 of an average day.
KilogramThe __________ is the SI standard of mass.
BalanceA(n) ________ is an instrument used to determine the mass of an object by comparing the unknown mass with the known mass.
Significant digitIn a measurement, any number that occupies a place for which actual measurement was made is called a(n)________.
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Creator Brooksj1263
Created October 26, 2007
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Subjects chem, jhs
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  1. Temperature the ______ of a sample of matter is a measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in the sample. - 5 misses
  2. Counting number A natural number, or _________, has an infinite number of significant digits. - 4 misses
  3. Length ______ is the distance covered by a straight line segment connecting two points. - 4 misses
  4. Balance A(n) ________ is an instrument used to determine the mass of an object by comparing the unknown mass with the known mass. - 3 misses
  5. Second _____ is a unit of time, and is 1/86400 of an average day. - 3 misses
  6. Weight _______ is a measure of the force of gravity between two objects. - 3 misses
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