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Basics Vocabulary

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Chemistry   the study of matter and the changes that matter undergoes.  
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Matter   anything that has a mass & volume  
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Mass   the measure of the amount of matter an object contains (how much it weighs)  
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Weight   mass x gravity bigger plant-more mass smaller plant- less mass  
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Volume   how much space something takes up  
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Organic Chemistry   chemistry dealing with carbon (living)  
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Inorganic Chemistry   chemistry dealing without Carbon (nonliving)  
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BioChemistry   the chemistry behind biological processes (photosynthesis, DNA..etc...)  
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Analytical Chemistry   composition of matter (percentages-blood, air)  
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Physical Chemistry   mechanism, rate & energy transfer occurred when matter changes  
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Technology   the means to provide society with things needed and desired in a more efficient way  
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Energy   the capacity for doing work or producing heat  
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Observation   using your senses to obtain information (see and hear)  
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Hypothesis   a proposed explanation for an observation AFTER doing some research on the topic  
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Procedure   steps to follow during an experiment  
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Independent Variable   (on x-axis) the variable that you change  
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Dependent Variable   (on y-axis)the variable that responds or depends on the independent variable  
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Inference   to make an interpretation BASED on an observation (different than an observation)  
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Theory   a well-tested explanation for a broad set of observations  
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Law   a well-tested description for observation  
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Substance   element or compound  
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Element   simplest form of matter  
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Compound   more than 1 element combined  
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Physical Property   condition of a substance that be observed without changing its composition  
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Chemical Property   condition of a substance that can be observed BY changing it composition  
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Chemical Change   change that produces different composition (gas forms, temperature change, precipitation form, color change.)  
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Physical Change   change that doesn't change composition  
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Solids   form of matter that has an definite shape and volume  
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Liquids   Forms of matter that has an indefinite shape, flows yet has a fixed volume  
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Gas   form of matter that takes both the shape and volume of its container  
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Vapor   describes that gaseous state of a substance that is generally a liquid or solid at room temperature, as in water vapor  
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Mixture   a physical blend of 2 or more substances  
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