Scientific Measurement

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meter
metric base unit for length
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liter
metric base unit for volume
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Celsius
Metric unit for measuring temperature; On this scale water freezes at zero and boils at 100.
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gram
metric base unit for mass
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Milimeter- mm
length equal to 10 centimeters (cm)
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centimeter (cm)
A metric unit of length equal to 0.01 of a meter.

100 cm = 1 m
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Micrometer (um)
a unit of length equal to one thousandth of a milimeter
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mililiter (ml)
A metric unit of volume equal to one-thousandth of a liter (0.001 L).
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ruler
a tool used to measure the length of an object
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graduated cylinder
a tool used to measure the volume of a liquid
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Meniscus
the curve at a liquid's surface by which one measures the volume of the liquid
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37 degrees Celsius
human body temperature
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Balance
a tool used to measure mass
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data table
an arrangement of data
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graph
a visual representation of data
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y-axis label
dependent variable on any graph
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x-axis label
independent variable on single line graphs
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data table left side
usually the independent variable
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data table right side
usually the dependent variable
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