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Physical science 112

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Chemistry the study of matter and how matter changes.
Inferring the process of making an inference an interpretation based on an observation prior knowleged
observing A building that contains one or more telescopes.
Physics the study of matter energy motion and forces and how they interact
Chemistry the study of matter and how matter changes.
Chemistry the study of matter and how matter changes.
Inferring the process of making an inference an interpretation based on an observation prior knowleged
observing A building that contains one or more telescopes.
Physics the study of matter energy motion and forces and how they interact
predicting the process of for casting what will happen in the future based on past experience or evedince
Science the study of the natural world through observations and logical reasonings leads to a body of knowleged.
communicating the processof sharing ideas with others through writting and speaking
communicating the processof sharing ideas with others through writting and speaking
contorlled experiment an experiment in which only an experiment in which only one parameter is manipulated at a time
Data facts figurs and other eveidince gathered through observations.
Data facts figurs and other eveidince gathered through observations.
hypothesis a possible explanation for a set of observations or answers to scientific qoustions
hypothesis a possible explanation for a set of observations or answers to scientific qoustions
manipulated variable the one variable parameter that a scientest changes during an expirment
manipulated variable the one variable parameter that a scientest changes during an expirment
hypothesis a possible explanation for a set of observations or answers to scientific qoustions
modle a representation of nan object or process.
modle a representation of nan object or process.
manipulated variable the one variable parameter that a scientest changes during an expirment
modle a representation of nan object or process.
parameter a factor that can be measured in an experment.
modle a representation of nan object or process.
pesponding variable the variable parameter that changes as a result o changes to the manipulated or indepenet variable in an experiment
pesponding variable the variable parameter that changes as a result o changes to the manipulated or indepenet variable in an experiment
scientific law a statement that describes what scientesist expectto happen every time under a particular setof conditions
parameter a factor that can be measured in an experment.
scientific inquriy the on going process of discovery in science
pesponding variable the variable parameter that changes as a result o changes to the manipulated or indepenet variable in an experiment
scientific inquriy the on going process of discovery in science
scientific law a statement that describes what scientesist expectto happen every time under a particular setof conditions
celsius scale the temperature scale on which water freezes at 0 degrees and boils at 100 degrees
scientific inquriy the on going process of discovery in science
scientific inquriy the on going process of discovery in science
absolute zero the temoerture at which no more energy can be removed from matter
absolute zero the temoerture at which no more energy can be removed from matter
absolute zero the temoerture at which no more energy can be removed from matter
celsius scale the temperature scale on which water freezes at 0 degrees and boils at 100 degrees
celsius scale the temperature scale on which water freezes at 0 degrees and boils at 100 degrees
denist the ratio of the mass of a substances to its volume
Kelvin scale the temperature scale on which no more energy can be moved the ratio of the mass of a substances to its volume
denist the ratio of the mass of a substances to its volume
Kelvin scale the temperature scale on which no more energy can be moved the ratio of the mass of a substances to its volume
Kelvin scale the temperature scale on which no more energy can be moved
Kelvin scale the temperature scale on which no more energy can be moved temperature scale on which no more energy can be moved
mass a masure of how much matter is in an object
meniscus the curved upper surface of a liquid n a column of liqiud
SI international system of units a version of the metric system used by all over the world
volume the amount of space that matter occupies
weight a measure of of the force of gravaity on an object
accuracy how coles a measrment is to ture or accepted value
estimate an a approximation of a number based on reasonable assumptions an a approximation of a number based on reasonable assumptions
precisions a measure of the exactness of measurements
reproducibility how clse a group of measments are to eachother
significant figures all the digits in a measurments that have been measured exactly plus one digit whose vaules has been estimated
cooredinate a pair of numbers used to determind the position point of a point on a graph
data point point on a graph showing the location of a piece of data
graph a picture of information froma data table sh picture of information froma data table shows the realationship between variables
horizonta axis a line that runs left to right along the bottom of a graph on which the manipulated variable is labled
linear graph a line gragp in which the data points yeild a stragith line
line of best fit a smooth line that reflects the general pattern in a graph
nonlinear graph a line graph in which the data points do not fall along
origin th 00 piont on a line graph where the x axis and y axis cross on the graph
slope the steepness of a line on a graph equal to its vertical change divieded by its horizontal change the steepness of a line on a graph equal to its vertical change divieded by its horizontal change
vertical axis a line that runs up and down along the side of a graph on which the responding variable is labled
constant stayimg the same
procedure the method of doig some action especially the sequence
significant having improtance or meaning
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