Across
- 1. The measure of the inertia of matter in an object or within the boundaries of a physical system.
- 4. The mass of a substance or object contained within a stated volumetric unit.
- 7. The space enclosed or occupied by an object or within the boundaries of a physical system. Scientists derive these units from the cube of units of length.
- 9. A convenient way to express very large or small numbers. We write the notation in the form M × 10n, where M is a number greater than or equal to 1 and less than 10, and n is a positive or negative integer.
- 11. An assessment of the random errors associated with a series of measurements. Results showing small random errors around an average value for a given measurement.
Down
- 2. A digit in a measurement used to communicate the precision of the measurement. They are all the digits known from the instrument scale plus one estimated digit determined by the user.
- 3. A system of measurement in which all units of a given dimension are related to each other by powers of 10. The main system used today is the SI.
- 5. An assessment of the measurement is to its acceptable value. A smaller error means a more precise measurement.
- 6. An assessment of the exactness of a measurement. A more accurate measurement has more known digits than a less accurate measurement of the same quantity. The fineness of an instrument’s scale markings determines the maximum accuracy of a measurement.
- 8. The global scientific metric system. The abbreviation stands for the French name Systeme International d'Unites.
- 10. The measure of the earth’s gravity acting on the matter in an object. It is a force measured in newtons (N).