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Chapter 1 Vocab.
Vertual Vocab Cards
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Physical Science- | the study of matter and energy |
| Scientific Method- | a series of steps that scientist use to anwser questions and solve problems |
| Technology- | the application of knowledge,tools,and materials to solve problems and accomplish task;technology can also refer to the objects used to accomplish task |
| Observation- | any use of the senses to gather information |
| Hypothesis- | a possible explanation or anwser to a question |
| Data- | any pieces of information acquired through experimentation |
| Theory- | a unifying explanation for a broad range of hypothesis and observations that have been supported by testing |
| Law- | a summary of many experimental results and observations; a law tells how things work |
| Model- | a representation of an object or system |
| Meter- | the basic unit of length in the SI system |
| Volume- | the amount of space that something occupies or the amount of space that something is made of.... |
| Mass- | the amount of matter that something is made of... |
| Temperature- | a measure of how hot (or cold) something is; specifically, a measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in an object |
| Area- | a measure of how much surface an object has... |
| Density- | the amount of matter in a given space; mass per unit volume |