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CH1.2 science vocab
scince vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Scientific inquiry | Refers to the different ways scientists study the natural world |
| Hypothesis | A possible answer to a scientific question or explanation |
| Parameter | A factor that can be measured in an experiment |
| Manipulated Variable | The variable parameter that is expected to change because of the manipulated variable |
| Responding Variable | Manipulated variable is responding variable |
| Controlled experiment | Investigation in which only one parameter is manipulated at a time |
| Scientific theory | A well-tested explanation for a wide range of observation or experimental results |
| Scientific law | A statement that describes what scientist expect to happen every time under a particular set of conditions |
| Farameter | Factor that can be measured in a experiment |
| Data | Facts,figures, and other evidence |
| Communicating | Sharing ideas and conclusions with others through writing and speaking |
| Models | A picture diagram, computer image or other representation of an object or process physical models like representation of solar system may look like the real thing |
| Theories | Well tested explanation |
| Law | Rule of nature |
| Science | Study of the natural world |
| Observing | Using one or more senses to gather information |
| Inferring | Making an inference |
| Predicting | Making a forecast of what will happen in the future based on the past |
| SI | A system called the International System of units |
| Weight | A measure of the force of gravity on you |
| Mass | A measure of the amount of matter an object contains |
| Volume | The amount of space an object takes up |
| Meniscus | To determine the volume of the water |
| Estimate | An approximation of a number based on reasonable assumption |
| Accuracy | Refers to how close a measurement is to the true or actual value |
| Reproducibility | Refers to how close a group of measurements are to each other |
| Significant Figures | A measurement include all of the digits that have been measured exactly plus one digit whose value has been estimated |
| Precision | A measure of the exactness of a measurement |
| Graph | Think of the graph as a picture of the data |
| Horizontal Axis | The graph line that runs left to right |
| Vertical Axis | The graph that runs up and down |
| Origin | The point where the two axes cross |
| Coordinate | A pair of numbers used to determine the position of a point on a graph |
| Data point | The point sowing the location of that intersection |
| Line of best fit | A smooth line that reflects the general pattern of a graph |
| Linear graph | A line graph in which the data points yield a straight line |
| Slope | The steepness of the graph line |
| Nonlinear graph | A line graph in which the data points do not fall along a straight line |
| Chemistry | The study of the properties of matter and how matter changes |
| Physic | The study of matter,energy,motion, and forces how they interact |
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