PS Chapter 1
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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| Science | The study of the natural world.
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| Observing | Using 1 more senses to gather info.
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| Inferring | Guessing based on reasoning from what you already know.
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| Predicting | Making a forecast based on past experience or evidence.
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| Chemistry | Study of matter & how it changes.
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| Physics | Study of matter energy motion forces & their interactions.
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| Scientific Inquiry | Different ways scientists study the natural world.
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| Hypothesis | A possible answer to a scientific question or explanation for a set of observations.
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| Parameter | Factor that can be measured in an experiment.
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| Manipulated Variable | One Variable parameter scientists change.
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| Responding Variable | Variable parameter that is expected to change because of the manipulated variable.
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| Controlled Experiment | Experiment which only a parameter is manipulated at a time.
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| Data | Facts.
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| Communicating | Sharing ideas.
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| Model | Is a picture or a representation of an object or process.
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| Scientific Theory | Is a well tested explanation for wide range of observations or experimental results.
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| Scientific Law | Is a statement that describes what scientists expect to happen.
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| SI | International System of Units.
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| Weight | Is a measure of 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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| Estimate | Is an approximation of a number based on reasonable assumptions.
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| Accuracy | refers to how close a measurement is to the true or actual value.
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| Reproducibility | refers to how close a group of measurements are to each other.
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| Significant Figures | in a measurement include all digits.
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| Precision | is a measure of the exactness.
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| Graph | Picture of data
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| Horizontal axis | left to right
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| vertical axis | up and down
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| origin | two axis cross
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| coordinate | pair of numbers used to determine position
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| data point | point showing the location of intersection
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| line of best fit | smooth line that reflects pattern
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| linear graph | data points yielding a state line
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| slope | steepness of graph
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| nonlinear graph | a line graph were data points are not in a straight line
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Review the information in the table. When you are ready to quiz yourself you can hide individual columns or the entire table. Then you can click on the empty cells to reveal the answer. Try to recall what will be displayed before clicking the empty cell.
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To hide a column, click on the column name.
To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.
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