Chapter 3 Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 6. a revised version of the metric system
  2. 9. the ratio of the mass of an object to its volume
  3. 10. a common non SI unit used to measure energy
  4. 13. a non SI unit commonly used to measure volume
  5. 16. a measure of how close a series of measurements are to each other, irrespective to the actual value
  6. 18. the correct value of a measurement based on reliable references
  7. 22. the absolute value of the error divided by the accepted value, multiplied by 100
  8. 23. the value measured in a lab
  9. 24. the difference between the experimental value and the accepted value
  10. 25. a measure of how hot or cold an object is
Down
  1. 1. the basic unit for energy in SI
  2. 2. a given number written as the product of two numbers, which include a coefficient and 10 raised to a power
  3. 3. a quantity that has both a number and a unit
  4. 4. Zero, equal to 0 degrees K or -273 degrees C
  5. 5. the capacity to do work or produce heat
  6. 7. a ratio of equivalent measurements
  7. 8. Scale, sets the freezing point of water at 273.15 and the boiling point of water at 373.15
  8. 11. refer to the number of "important" digits present in a specific value
  9. 12. (kg), the basic unit of mass in SI
  10. 14. 1/1000 of a kilogram
  11. 15. the basic unit of length (or linear measure) in SI
  12. 17. a measure of how close a measurement comes to the true value of whatever is being measured
  13. 19. a way to analyze and solve problems using the units of the measurements
  14. 20. Scale, sets the freezing point of water at 0 degrees and the boiling point of water at 100 degrees
  15. 21. a force that measures the pull on a given mass by gravity