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chemistrychp 2.0
chemistry chapter 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a spesific portion of matter in a given region of space that has been selected for study | system |
| testable statement | hypothesis |
| experimental conditions that stay the same | controls |
| experimental conditions that change | variables |
| an explanation of a phnomonon | model |
| a genralization that explains a body of facts | theory |
| something that has size | quantity |
| standard units for science | SI |
| a measure of gravity on matter | weight |
| anything that takes up space | mass |
| combinations of SI units | derived units |
| the amount of space occupied by an object | volume |
| ratio of mass to volume | density |
| ratio derived from the equivalace of two units | conversion factor |
| mathematical technique for solving measurements | dimentional analysis |
| refers to the closeness of a set of measurements | precision |
| closeness of measurement to the correct value | acuracy |
| the experimental value divided by the real value time 100 | percent error |
| the figures of a number that are certain | significant figures |
| a constan ratio between two things | directly proportional |