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Science Ch 1-7
science review for midterm
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what must be repeatable to be reliable? | experiments |
| the factor measured in an experiment? | variable |
| what tests predictions, save time and money, and tends to change? 3 types: Idea,Physical, and Computer. | models |
| possible explanation to an observation; it must be supported by evidence. | scientific theory |
| what is applied science? | technology |
| daily routines that consist of procedures and cycles? | systems |
| data displayed in columns and rows | table |
| elements on the far right of the periodic table . they are gases at room temp. | nonmetals |
| what is either elements or compounds that have the same properties throughout? | substance |
| when two pure substances are combined what is formed? | mixtures |
| good conductors of heat and electricity | metals |
| halfway between metals and nonmetals characteristics | metalloid |
| a description made by observing with our senses examples: color density and shape | physical property |
| characteristic that allows it to change into something new | chemical property |
| a change in position | motion |
| involves change in direction and speed; involves speeding up, slowing down or changing direction. | acceleration |
| resisting a change in motion | inertia |
| forces that are equal in size but opposite in direction | balanced forces |
| highest velocity that can be reached by a falling object | terminal velocity |
| are atoms that contain the same number of protons but a different number of neutrons | isotopes |
| particle with a positive charge | proton |
| particle with no charge at all | neutron |
| particle with a negative charge | electron |
| includes distance and direction of the stopping point to the starting point | displacement |
| total length of the route an object travels | distance |