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science
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |