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Chapter(One)
Science Skills
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A system of knowledge and the methods you use to find that knowledge. | Science |
| The use of knowledge to solve practical problems. | Technology |
| The study of the composition, structure, properties, and reactions of matter. | Chemistry |
| The study of matter and energy and the interactions between the two through forces and motion. | Physics |
| The study of the origin,history,and structure of earth. | Geology |
| The study of the universe beyond earth including the sun,moon,planets,and stars. | Astronomy |
| The study of living things. | Biology |
| An organized plan for gathering,organzing, and communicating information. | Scientific Method |
| Information that you obtain through your senses. | Observation |
| A proposed answer to a question. | Hypothesis |
| The variable that causes a change in another. | Manipulated Variable |
| The variable that changes in response to the manipulated variable. | Responding Variable |
| An experiment in which only one variable, the manipulated variable,is deliberately changed at a time. | Controlled Experiment |
| A well tested explanation for a set of observations or experimental results. | Scientific Theory |
| A statement that summarizes a pattern found in nature. | Scientific Law |
| A representation of a model or event. | Model |
| A way of expressing a value as a product of a number between 1 and 10 and a power of 10. | Scientific Notation |
| The straight line distance between two points. | Length |
| The quantity of matter in an object or a sample. | Mass |
| The amount of space taken up by an object. | Volume |
| The ratio of an objects mass to its volume. | Density |
| A ratio of equivalent measurements that is used to convert a quantity expressed in one unit to another unit. | Conversion Factor |
| A gauge of how exact a measurement is. | Precision |
| All the digits that are known in a measurement,plus the last digit that is estimated. | Significant Figures |
| The closeness of a measurement to the actual value of what is being measured. | Accuracy |
| An instrument that measures temperature,or how hot an object is. | Thermometer |
| The steepness of a line,equal to the ratio of a vertical change to the corresponding horizontal change. | Slope |
| A relationship in which the ratio of two variables is constant. | Direct Proportion |
| A relationship in which the product of two variables is a constant. | Inverse Proportion |
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