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Physical science 112
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Chemistry | the study of matter and how matter changes. |
| Inferring | the process of making an inference an interpretation based on an observation prior knowleged |
| observing | A building that contains one or more telescopes. |
| Physics | the study of matter energy motion and forces and how they interact |
| Chemistry | the study of matter and how matter changes. |
| Chemistry | the study of matter and how matter changes. |
| Inferring | the process of making an inference an interpretation based on an observation prior knowleged |
| observing | A building that contains one or more telescopes. |
| Physics | the study of matter energy motion and forces and how they interact |
| predicting | the process of for casting what will happen in the future based on past experience or evedince |
| Science | the study of the natural world through observations and logical reasonings leads to a body of knowleged. |
| communicating | the processof sharing ideas with others through writting and speaking |
| communicating | the processof sharing ideas with others through writting and speaking |
| contorlled experiment an experiment in which only | an experiment in which only one parameter is manipulated at a time |
| Data | facts figurs and other eveidince gathered through observations. |
| Data | facts figurs and other eveidince gathered through observations. |
| hypothesis | a possible explanation for a set of observations or answers to scientific qoustions |
| hypothesis | a possible explanation for a set of observations or answers to scientific qoustions |
| manipulated variable | the one variable parameter that a scientest changes during an expirment |
| manipulated variable | the one variable parameter that a scientest changes during an expirment |
| hypothesis | a possible explanation for a set of observations or answers to scientific qoustions |
| modle | a representation of nan object or process. |
| modle | a representation of nan object or process. |
| manipulated variable | the one variable parameter that a scientest changes during an expirment |
| modle | a representation of nan object or process. |
| parameter | a factor that can be measured in an experment. |
| modle | a representation of nan object or process. |
| pesponding variable | the variable parameter that changes as a result o changes to the manipulated or indepenet variable in an experiment |
| pesponding variable | the variable parameter that changes as a result o changes to the manipulated or indepenet variable in an experiment |
| scientific law | a statement that describes what scientesist expectto happen every time under a particular setof conditions |
| parameter | a factor that can be measured in an experment. |
| scientific inquriy | the on going process of discovery in science |
| pesponding variable | the variable parameter that changes as a result o changes to the manipulated or indepenet variable in an experiment |
| scientific inquriy | the on going process of discovery in science |
| scientific law | a statement that describes what scientesist expectto happen every time under a particular setof conditions |
| celsius scale | the temperature scale on which water freezes at 0 degrees and boils at 100 degrees |
| scientific inquriy | the on going process of discovery in science |
| scientific inquriy | the on going process of discovery in science |
| absolute zero | the temoerture at which no more energy can be removed from matter |
| absolute zero | the temoerture at which no more energy can be removed from matter |
| absolute zero | the temoerture at which no more energy can be removed from matter |
| celsius scale | the temperature scale on which water freezes at 0 degrees and boils at 100 degrees |
| celsius scale | the temperature scale on which water freezes at 0 degrees and boils at 100 degrees |
| denist | the ratio of the mass of a substances to its volume |
| Kelvin scale the temperature scale on which no more energy can be moved | the ratio of the mass of a substances to its volume |
| denist | the ratio of the mass of a substances to its volume |
| Kelvin scale the temperature scale on which no more energy can be moved | the ratio of the mass of a substances to its volume |
| Kelvin scale the temperature scale on which no more energy can be moved | |
| Kelvin scale the temperature scale on which no more energy can be moved | temperature scale on which no more energy can be moved |
| mass | a masure of how much matter is in an object |
| meniscus | the curved upper surface of a liquid n a column of liqiud |
| SI | international system of units a version of the metric system used by all over the world |
| volume | the amount of space that matter occupies |
| weight | a measure of of the force of gravaity on an object |
| accuracy | how coles a measrment is to ture or accepted value |
| estimate an a approximation of a number based on reasonable assumptions | an a approximation of a number based on reasonable assumptions |
| precisions | a measure of the exactness of measurements |
| reproducibility | how clse a group of measments are to eachother |
| significant figures | all the digits in a measurments that have been measured exactly plus one digit whose vaules has been estimated |
| cooredinate | a pair of numbers used to determind the position point of a point on a graph |
| data point | point on a graph showing the location of a piece of data |
| graph a picture of information froma data table sh | picture of information froma data table shows the realationship between variables |
| horizonta axis | a line that runs left to right along the bottom of a graph on which the manipulated variable is labled |
| linear graph | a line gragp in which the data points yeild a stragith line |
| line of best fit | a smooth line that reflects the general pattern in a graph |
| nonlinear graph | a line graph in which the data points do not fall along |
| origin | th 00 piont on a line graph where the x axis and y axis cross on the graph |
| slope the steepness of a line on a graph equal to its vertical change divieded by its horizontal change | the steepness of a line on a graph equal to its vertical change divieded by its horizontal change |
| vertical axis | a line that runs up and down along the side of a graph on which the responding variable is labled |
| constant | stayimg the same |
| procedure | the method of doig some action especially the sequence |
| significant | having improtance or meaning |