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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Matter | Anything that has mass and takes up space |
| Properties of matter | Any change that alters form or appearance of matter but does not have make any substance in the matter into a different subject |
| Chemical Properties | A change in matter that produces one or more substances |
| Weight | Gravity's pull on an object |
| Mass | Matter in an object |
| Volume | How much can an object hold |
| Control | A standard to which all other levels are compared in a scientific experiment |
| Experiment | A course of action completed in order to test a hypothesis |
| Dependent Varible | A resulting factor in a controlled experiment that is observed and measured to see if it changes due to the manipulation of another varible |
| Inquire | To ask for imformation |
| Scientific Theory | A well tested explanation for a wide range of observations or experimental results |
| Manipulated Variable | A factor in a controlled experiment that is intentionally changed by the experimentor |
| Variable | Part of the experimental change |
| Constant | Part of an experiment that is held in the same condition for control and experimental |
| Scientific Law | Describes what scientist expect to happen every time under a set or particular conditions |
| accuracy | the quality or state of being correct or precise |
| calibration | the action or process of calibrating an instrument or experimental readings. |
| graduated cylinder | |
| International System of Measurement | The International System of Units (abbreviated SI from French: Le Système International d'Unités) is the modern form of the metric system and is the world's most widely used system of measurement, used in both everyday commerce and science. |
| liquid | a liquid substance. |
| mass | a coherent, typically large body of matter with no definite shape |
| matter | physical substance in general, as distinct from mind and spirit; (in physics) that which occupies space and possesses rest mass, especially as distinct from energy. |
| meniscus | the curved upper surface of a liquid in a tube. |
| Newton-a unit of measurement | SI derived unit used to measure force. One newton is equal to the force needed to accelerate a mass of one kilogram one meter per second per second. See also joule. Newton, Sir Isaac 1642-1727. English mathematician and scientist. |
| precision | the quality, condition, or fact of being exact and accurate |
| pure substance | a substance made of only one kind of material having definite proportional amounts and properties |
| element | the simplest type of pure substance |
| homogeneous mixure | two or more substances not chemically combined, but appearing to be evenly blended |
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