the international system of measurement used by scientists around the world
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Scientific Measurement
Vocabulary
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Metric System
The international system of measurement used by scientists around the world.
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Accuracy
This describes how close a measurement is to the true value of an object.
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Precision• The degree of exactness with which a measurement is made and reported.
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Volume• The measure of the amount of space an object occupies.
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Liter
• The basic unit of liquid volume in the metric system
A large water bottle is a liter.
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Meter
• The basic unit of length in the metric system
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Mass• The measure of the amount of matter in an object.
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Gram
• Units of mass in the metric system.
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WeightThe measure of the force of gravity on an object.
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Temperature• The measure of the amount of heat an object has.
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Celsius• A scale for temperature measurement.
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Area• A measure of the size of a surface or region.
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Density
• The amount of mass in a given space/volume