Question | Answer |
the amout of matter an object contains | mass |
a soilid, liquid, or gas that processes inertia and is capable of occupying space | matter |
a reaction; a change in matter from one form to another, without forming new substances | physical change |
a plan of inquiry that uses science process skills as a tool to gather, organize, analyze, and communicatye information | Scientific Method |
the event, conditin, or factor that can be changed or controlled in order to study or test a hypothesis in an experiment | variable |
a measure of the amount of space an object takes up | volume |
a reaction or a change in a substance produced by chemical means that result in producing a different chemical | Chemical Change |
the group of subjects in an experiment that DOES NOT receive the independent variable, serves as a means for comparison | Control Group |
(Factors Held Constant) factor (or factors) in an experiment that is kept the same | Control |
concentration of matter of an object; number of individuals in the same species that live in a given area; the mass per unit volume of a substance in a given area | Density |
factor being measured or observed in an experiment | Dependent Variable |
a procedure that is carried out and repeated under controlled conditions in order to discover, demonstrate, or test a hypothesis; includes all components of the scientific method | Experiment |
the group of subjects in an experiment that DOES receive the independent variable, serves as a means for comparison | Experimental Group |
an idea that can be tested by experiment or observation | Hypothesis |
the factor that is changed in an experiment in order to study changes in the dependent variable | Independent Variable |
a procedure that is carried out in order to observe a response caused by a stimulus; not a complete experiment | Investigation |