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CH.1 ps
CH.1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| science | study of the natural world |
| observing | using one or more senses to gather information |
| inferring | explaining your observation |
| predicting | making a forecast of what will happen in the future |
| chemistry | the study of the properties of matter and how matter changes. |
| physics | is the study of matter, energy , motion , and forces |
| scientififc Inquiry | different ways scientists study natural world |
| Hypothesis | an answer to a scientific question |
| parameter | a factor that can be measured in an experiment |
| manipulated variable | is the independent variable in the experiment.It's the only one you can change. |
| responding variables | expected to change because of the manipulated variable |
| controlled variables | an experiment in which only one variable is manipulated at a time |
| data | are the facts, figures and other evidence gathered through observations |
| Qualitative | is using description |
| quantitative | data is measured with numbers |
| communicating | is sharing ideas , and conclusions with others through writing and speaking |
| model | is a picture, diagram, computer image , or other representation of an object or process. |
| Scientific theory | well tested for a wide range of observations or experimental results. |
| Scientific Law | statement that describes what scientists expect to happen every time under a particular set of conditions. |
| Graph | a picture of information from a data table that shows |
| horizontal axis (x axis) | a line that runs left to right along the bottom of a graph , on which manipulated variable(independent variable ) is labeled. |
| vertical axis (y axis) | a line that runs up and down along the side of a graph on which the responding variable or (dependent variable) is labeled. |
| orgin | the (0,0) point on a line graph |
| coordinate | a pair of numbers used to determine the position of a point on a graph. |
| data point | a point on a graph showing a location of a piece of data. |
| line of best fit | a smooth line that reflects the general pattern in a graph. |
| Linear graph | a line graph which the data points yield in a straight point. |
| slope | the steepness of a line on a graph equal to its vertical change divided by it's horizontal change. |
| Non Linear graph | a line graph in which the data points do not follow in a straight line. |
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