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Science
Term | Definition |
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matter | anything that has mass and takes up space. |
mass | matter in a object. |
weight | pull of gravity on a object. |
chemical properties | a change in matter that produces one or more new substances |
physical properties | any change that alters form of appearance of matter does not make any substance of matter a different substance |
qualitative observations | made by gathering information that can be recorded using descripted language |
quantitative observations | made by gathering information that can be recorded as a number with a measurement unit |
infrence | not a fact, but and interpretation of what the direct observations mean |
scientific law | describes what scientists expect to happen every time under a particular set of conditions |
constant | part of an experiment that is held in the same set of conditions for control and experimental |
variable | part of the experiment that changes |
manipulated variable | a factor in a controlled experimental results |
scientific therory | a well tested explanation for a wide range of observations or experimental resluts |
inquire | to ask for information |
responding variable | a resulting factor in a controlled experiment that is observed and measured to see if it changes due to the manipulation of another variable |
experiment | a course of action competed in order to test a hypothesis |
control | a standard to which all other levels are compared in a scientific experiment |
voleume | how much space it takes up |