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Physical Science 8
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Qualitative | Made by gathering information that can be 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 direct observations mean |
| 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 experimental |
| Variable | part of the experiment that changes |
| Multiplicative Variable | a factor in a controlled experiment that is intentionally changed by the experimenter |
| Theory | a well tested explanation for a wide range of observations or experimental results |
| Question | to ask for information |
| Dependent 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 o which all other levels are compared in a scientific experiment |
| Physical properties | Any change that alters form or appearance of matter but does not make any substance in the matter into a different substance. |
| Chemical Properties | a change in matter that produces one or more new substances. |
| Weight | How much something weighs |
| Mass | How much matter is in a object |
| Volume | The amount of space an object occupies. |
| Work | Force exerted on an object that causes it to move |
| Gravity | the force that pulls objects toward each other |
| Newton | a unit of force required to move 1 kilogram, 1 meter |
| Force | push or pull exerted on an object |
| Newtons Law 1 | An object at rest stays at rest or an object that is moving at a speed in a straight line keeps moving at that speed unless another force acts on it. |
| Newtons Law 2 | The amount of force needed to make an object change its speed depends on the mass of the object and the acceleration required. |
| Newtons Law 3 | For every action (or force), there is an equal and opposite action( or force) |