Across
- 3. notation: A given number is written as the product of two numbers coefficient and 10 raised to a power.
- 5. error: Absolute value of the error divided by the accepted value, multiplied by 100%
- 6. A measure of how hot or cold something is
- 9. analysis: technique of problem-solving that uses the units that are part of a measurement to help solve the problem
- 12. A quantity that has both a number and a unit
- 14. zero: the coldest temperature, 0 Kelvin, that can be reached.
Down
- 1. factor: a ratio of equivalent measures
- 2. the difference between the accepted value and the experimental value
- 4. value: the correct value based on reliable references
- 7. a description of how close a measurement is to the true value of the quantity measured.
- 8. is an intensive property that depends only on the composition of a substance, not on the size of the sample
- 10. figures: All the digits that are known in a measurement, plus the last digit that is estimated.
- 11. the volume of a cube measuring 10 centimeters on each edge (1000 cm3); it is the common unprefixed unit of volume in the metric system
- 13. scale: a temperature scale that defines the freezing point of water as 0 degrees and the boiling point of water as 100 degrees