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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is a Ozone Layer? | is a substance that consists of three particles of oxygen. |
| what is matter? | is anything that has a mass and takes up space |
| what is mass? | is a measurement that reflects the amount of matter. |
| what is weight? | is a measure not only of the amount of matter but also of the effect of Earth's gravitational pull on the matter. |
| Systematic approach is.... | each scientist tries to understand his or her world based on a personal point of view and individual creativity. |
| scientific method... | is a systematic approach used in scientific study,whetther it is chemistry, biology, physics, or other sciences |
| qualitative data is? | information that describes color, odor, shape, or some other physical characteristics |
| what is quantitative data? | measure temperature,pressure,volume, the quantity of a chemical formed, or how much of a chemical is used up in a reaction. |
| independent variable is what? | temperature is the variable that you plan to change. |
| dependent variable is what? | temperature affects the rate at which the salt dissolves |
| scientific law is... | Newton's law is a scientific law and, as such, a relationship in nature that is supported by many experiments. |
| what are the parts of a Base Unit? | Time, Length, and Mass |
| parts of the Derived Units are? | Volume and Density |
| how do you figure out density...? | desity = Mass/vloume |
| Scientific Notation is..... | expresses numbers as a multiple of two factors:a number between 1 and 10; and ten raised to a power, or exponent |
| example of scientific notation.. | 1.627 62 X 10(-27)kg as a power |
| conversion factor is what??? | is a ration of equivalent values to express the same quamtity in different units |
| Dimensonal Analysis is what? | is a method of problem-solving that focuses on the units used to describe matter. |
| Accuracy is.... | refers to how close a measured value is to an accepted value. |
| Precision is... | refers to how close a series of measurements are to one another |
| percent error is? | is the ratio of a error to an accepted value |
| example of percent error.... | percent error = error/accepted value X 100 |
| Significant figures is.... | included all known digits plus one estimated digit. |