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Measurement of Time

Blanchard Byrne 2017

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Definition

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    • A measure of the amount of time that passes from a starting point to an ending point

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Used for

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    • Determining the speed of an object
    • Determining a rate of change
      • (how fast a temperature changes)

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Tools

  • Stopwatch

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Rules

    • Set the range of time to be evaluated as long as possible to avoid errors caused by reaction time.
    • Be in line with the object to be timed to get exact starting and ending time.

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Units

    • Second
  • Millisecond
  • Centi-second
  • Deci-second

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