click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
unit 1 sutdy
lesson 1 study
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| fact | information that has been objectively verified |
| hypothesis | a possible explanation for an observation that can be tested |
| inquiry | a systematic process for using knowledge and skills to acquire and apply to new knowledge |
| law | a summarizing statement of observed experimental facts that has been tested many times and is generally accepted as true |
| mass | a measure of how much matter an object has ;the number of atoms in an object |
| matter | anything that has mass and takes up space |
| prediction | a guess of what might happen based on observation |
| theory | an explanation for how or why things happen in nature based on observation and experimental data |
| variable | any factor,trait,or condition that can exist in differing amounts or types |
| volume | the amount of space an object occupies |