scientific measurements major

Accuracy

A description of how close a measurement is to the true value of the quantity measured.

Precise

how close a series measurement is to each other

Experimental Value

a quantitative value measured during an experiment

Accepted Value

the correct value for the measurement based on reliable references

Error

the difference between the EXPERIMENTAL value and the ACCEPTED value

Volume

The amount of space an object takes up

Mass

the amount of matter in an object

Weight

A measure of the force of gravity on an object

length

Distance between two points

Temperature

A measure of how hot or cold something is.

Instrument that measures mass

triple beam balance, Beam Balances Scales,

Metric Systems

A measurement system based on the number 10

English system

a system of measuring that uses length units of inches, feet, and miles

Anders Celsius (°C)

Developed a new temperature scale which put water at 0 degrees freezing and 100 degrees boiling

Baron Kelvin (K)

developed the Kelvin scale of temperature

Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit (°F)

Developed the Fahrenheit temperature scale.

100 °C

boiling point of water in celcius

373.15 K

Boiling point of water in Kelvin

212 °F

boiling point of water in Fahrenheit

0°C

freezing point of water in celcius

273.15 K

freezing point of water on the Kelvin scale

32 °F

Freezing point of water in Fahrenheit

It is also referred as the true scale of temperature

Kelvin