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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Chemistry | The study of the composition of matter and the changes that matter undergoes |
| Hypothesis | A proposed explanation for an observation |
| Matter | Anything that has mass and occupies space |
| Observation | When you use your senses to obtain information |
| Scientific methodology | A general style of investigation with a logical, systematic approach to the solution of a scientific problem |
| Theory | A well-tested explanation for a broad set of observations |
| Chemical change | A change that produces matter with a different composition then the original matter |
| Compound | A substance that contains two or more elements chemically combined in a fixed proportion |
| Element | The simplest form of matter that has a unique set of properties |
| Gas | A form of matter that takes both the shape and the volume of its container |
| Heterogeneous mixture | A mixture in which the composition is not uniform throughout |
| Homogeneous mixture | A mixture in which the composition is uniform without |
| Liquid | A form of matter that has an indefinite shape, flows yet has a fixed volume |
| Mixture | A physical blend of two or more components |
| Physical change | Words such as boil, freeze, melt, condense, break, split, grind, cut and crush describe a physical change |
| Solid | A form of matter that has a definite shape and volume |
| Solution | Another name for homogeneous mixtures |
| Accuracy | A measure of ho close a measurement comes to an actual or true value of whatever is measured |
| Density | The ratio of the mass of an object to its volume |
| Precision | A measure of how close a series of measurements are to one another, irrespective of the actual value |
| Accepted value | The correct value for the measurement based on reliable references |
| Measured value | The value measured in the lab |