| A | B |
|---|
| scientific method | general process scientist use to solve problems |
| hypothesis | educated guess |
| customary system | traditional system of measurement using feet, gallons |
| metric system | SI (International system of units) |
| gram | base unit of mass |
| meter | base unit of length |
| liter | base unit of volume |
| milli- | 1/1000 of a base unit |
| centi- | 1/100 of a base unit |
| kilo- | 1000 times the base unit |
| precision | getting similar measurement results |
| accuracy | Getting close to the true measurement |
| mass | how much matter an object contains |
| weight | the pull of gravity on an object |
| volume | how much space an object occupies |
| milliliter | cm cubed |
| variable | a measurement that may change |
| table | data arranged in rows and columns |
| line graph | shows how a measurement changes over time |
| Bar graph | compares the number of size of items |
| pie chart | compares individual values to a whole |
| 100% | sum of percentages in a pie chart |
