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science
Term | Definition |
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Matter | anything that mass & take up space |
Physical properties | any change that alters form or appearance of matter. Does not make substance of the matter |
Chemical properties | change in matter, produces one or more NEWS substance |
Weight | pull on an object |
Mass | matter in an object (does not change) |
Qualitative | made by gathering information that can be recording using descriptive language |
Quanitative | 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 observation mean |
Scientific Law | describes what scientists expect to happen every time under a particular set of condition |
constant | part of an experiment that is held in the same condition for control & experimental |
variable | part of the experiment that changes |
manipulated variable | a factor in a controlled experiment that is intentionally changed by the experiment |
scientific therory | a well tested explanation for a wide range of observation or experimental results |
inquire | 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 an action completed in ordered to test a hypothesis |
control | a standard to which all other levels are compared in scientific experiment |
solid | l*w*h=V |
liquid | ml |