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Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Physical Science | Study of matter and energy, chemistry and physics |
| Scientific Method | Series of steps followed to answer questions or solve problems |
| Hypothesis | Educated guess as to what will happen |
| Variable | Anything that is different or can be changed in an experiment |
| Mass | Amount of matter in something |
| Volume | The amount of space something takes up |
| Metrics | System of measurement based on the number 10 |
| SI Units | "International System of Units", measurement standards that all scientists use for uniformity and equal measure |
| Responsibility | The state of being the person who caused something to happen,: a duty or task that you are required or expected to do,: something that you should do because it is morally right , legally required, etc. |
| Precision | Exactness of measurement; how close together measurements are to each other |
| Matter | Anything that has mass and takes up space |
| Density | Mass compared to volume; how much matter something has compared to how much space it takes up |
| Accuracy | How close the measurement is to what is accepted or what it should be |
| Meter | Standard metric measurement for length |
| Liter | Standard metric measurement for volume |