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8th Physical Science

TermDefinition
Qualitative Made by gathering information that can be recorded using descriptive language.
Quantitative Made by gathering information that can be recorded as a number with a measurement unit.
Inference Not a fact, but an 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 condition for control and experimentation.
Variable Part of an experiment that changes.
Manipulative variable A factor in a controlled experiment that is intentionally changed by the experimenter
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Question 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 completed in order to test a hypothesis.
Control A standard to which all other levels are compared in a scientific experiment.
Physical Properties Characteristics of a pure substance that can be observed without changing into another substance.
Chemical Properties A pure substance that cannot be broken down into other substances by chemical or physical.
Weight A measure of the force of gravity on an object.
Mass The amount of matter in an object.
Work
Newton A unit of force required to move 1 kilogram 1 meter squared.
Force
Gravity
Newton's Law 1 An object at rest stays at rest or an object that is moving at a velocity in a straight line keeps moving at that velocity unless another object acts on it.
Newton's Law 2 The amount of force needed to make an object change it's speed depends on the mass of the object and the acceleration required.
Newton's Law 3 For every action there is an equal and opposite action.
Mechanical Advantage The ratio of the output force produced by a machine to the applied input force.
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