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RSM Chp. One

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science   is the study of the natural world.  
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observing   means using one or more senses to gather information.  
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inferring   explain your observation based on resoning from what you already know.  
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predicting   means making a forecast of what will happen in the future based on past experience or evidence  
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chemistry   is the study of the properties of matter and how matter changes  
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physics   is the study of matter, energy, motion, and forces, and how they interact.  
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scientific inquiry   refers to the different ways scientists study the natural world.  
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hypothesis   is a possible answer to a scientific question or explanation for a set of observations.  
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parameter   is a factor that can be measured in an experiment  
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manipulated variable   one variable parameter is purposely changed  
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responding variable   the variable that is expected to change because of the manipulated .  
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controlled experiment   an investigation in which only one parater is manipulated at a time.  
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data   are the facts, figures, and other evidence gathered through observation  
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communicating   is sharing ideas and conclusions with other through writing and speaking.  
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model   is a picture, diagram, computer image, or representation of an object or process  
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scientific theory   is a well-tested explanation for a wide range of observation or experimental results  
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scientific law   is a statement that describes what scientists expect to happen every time under a particular set of conditions  
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SI   An expanded metric system called International System of Units to measure length, volume, mass, density, temperature, and time.  
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weight   is a mesure of the force of gravity on you  
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mass   is a measure of the amount of matter an object contains  
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volume   is the amount of space an object takes up....measured by length times width times height or by water displacement  
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meniscus   the top surface of the water in the graduated cyclinder  
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density   is mass per unit volume  
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Celsius scale   There are exactly 100 degrees between the freezing point and boiling of fwater.  
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Kelvin scale   is the SI unite of temperature and same size as those on the Celsius scale  
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absolute zero   is the temperature at 0 degrees Kelvin on the Kelvin scale  
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estimate   is an approximation of a number based on resonalbe assumptions.  
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accuracy   referes to how close a measurement is true or actual value  
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significant figures   in a measurement include all of the digits that have been measured exactly, plus one digit whose value has been estimated.  
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precision   is a measure of the exactness of a measurement  
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graph   reveal patterns or trends that words and data tables cannot by bar graphs, circle graphs, and line graphs  
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horizontal axis   or x-axis is the graph line that runs left to right  
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vertical axis   or y-axis is the graph line that runs up and down.  
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origin   the point where the two axes cross.  
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coordinate   is a pair of numbers used to determine the position of a point on a graph  
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data point   the point showing the location of that intersection  
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line of best fit   is a smooth line that reflects the general pattern of a graph  
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linear graph   a line graph in which the data points yield a straight line  
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slope   on a linear graph is the steepness of the graph line. Rise over run tells you how much y changes for every change in x.  
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nonlinear   a line graph in which the data points do not fall along a straight line  
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reproducibility   referes to how close a group of measurements are to each other  
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