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MeasurementCopyright © Glencoe/McGraw-Hill, a division of the McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc

Name:_______________

Date:_____ __________

Subject:__________________

Assignment:_______________

Period:________________

Section 1 Description and Measurement

A. _______________—describes world using numbers

1. Types of ____________—distance, time, speed, volume, mass

2. Measurement can also help describe __________.

B. Approximated measurement based on previous experience is ______________.

1. Estimation is useful when actual measurements are ______________ made.

2. Estimation can check that an answer is ______________.

3. When you estimate, you often use the word _________.

C. Precision and accuracy

1. _____________—a description of how close measurements are to each other

a. Used to discuss number of __________________ a measuring device can measure

b. Degrees of Precision—today’s measuring devices are more ___________.

2. ____________—comparison of measurement to actual value

3. Precision and accuracy are important in many ___________ procedures.

4. Measurements can be ___________ when precision is not needed.

5. ______________________—reflect true precision of a calculation

a. Multiplication or division—measurement with the __________ digits determines the

number of significant digits.

b. Addition or subtraction—significance determined to the place value of the _________

precise measurement

Section 2 SI Units

A. The International System—______ units, in multiples of _______, provide a standard of

consistent measurement for global science, business, and industry.

B. Length—the distance between two points; SI unit—_________

1. Measure pencil—use _______________

2. Measure distance from New York to Chicago—use ______________

C. __________—amount of space an object takes up; SI unit—_______________

1. To find volume of regular shape—measure length, width, and __________ and multiply

2. To find volume of irregular shape—volume by _____________

D. Mass—amount of matter in an object; SI unit—____________

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Date:_____ __________

Subject:__________________

Assignment:_______________

Period:________________

Section 2 SI Units

E. Weight—measurement of force; SI unit—__________

F. Temperature—measure of kinetic energy in particles of matter; SI unit—__________

G. ________—interval between two events; SI unit—__________

H. ________—amount of change of one measurement in a given amount of time

Using the information below, make a chart on blank, white paper. Put your headings on the paper.

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SI Prefix Meaning

kilo- thousand (1000)

hecto- hundred (100)

deca- ten (10)

deci- tenth (0.10)

centi- hundredth (0.01)

milli- thousandth (0.001

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Section 3 Drawings, Tables, and Graphs

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A. ______________ Illustrations—often make information more clear than written text can

1. ____________—can emphasize only necessary details or show things you can’t see

2. _______________—show an object exactly as it is at a single moment

B. __________—display information in rows and columns for easier comprehension

C. __________—collect, organize, and summarize data visually

1. ______________—shows relationship between two variables, which must be ___________

2. _____________—uses bars of different sizes to show relationships between variables; one

variable is divided into parts; the other variable is a number

3. ________________—shows parts of a whole as percentages

4. __________ on graphs must be carefully constructed and analyzed so users easily

understand the information.

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