SCIENCE unit1 test
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- Scientific method
- a procedure to explain why things happen the way they do
- Biology
- study of life
- Chemistry
- study of matter
- physics
- study of motion and physical laws of the universe (movement physical properties)
- Matter
-
indefinite amount or quantity
the substance of which a physical object is composed - Analyze data
- define or refute your hypothesis
- Nole hypothesis
- nothing will change
- Subjective
- having a different opinion from someone else
- Discussion
- about your data conclusion
- Independent variable
- the variable of condition that is changed by the experimenter
- Dependent variable
-
variable that depends on independent variable
what we measure - Control group
-
the normal
the group used to determine normal conditions to which you compare your results - Measurement
-
UNIT (cm)
has to do with # quantity - Hypothesis
- a testable observation for the details you observed
- Theory
- a general explanation based on a large amount of data
- Graphing
- to represent by or plot on a graph
- Variable
- factors we can alter
- Quantitative data
- use your senses to describe an object
- Qualitative Data
-
a number measurement
something you can measure
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(dependent variable) - Density
-
amount of matter per unit volume
- Conversion
- the act of converting
- Characteristic property
- to identify something based on density
- Water displacement
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