Metric System Vocabulary
Across
- 2. a visual tool that shows how two or more sets of numbers or items connect
- 3. the amount of three-dimensional space an object or substance takes up
- 5. a factor that you change, control, or manipulate in an experiment to test its effects on another factor
- 6. the process of finding the size, length, weight, or amount of an object or event by comparing it to a standard unit
- 7. a control variable in scientific experiments that is kept the same
- 9. the amount of matter in something
- 11. measures the volume of an irregularly shaped solid by submerging it in a liquid inside a graduated container
Down
- 1. the factor that a researcher measures or tests in an experiment
- 4. a standard measurement used to track, measure, or evaluate something
- 8. measures how much mass is packed into a given space or volume
- 10. a person who studies the natural or social world using experiments and facts; they ask how things work, test ideas, and use the scientific method to learn new things