Chapter 1

Question 1

Communicating

Answer 1

Sharing ideas and conclusions with others through writing and speaking.

Question 2

Constant

Answer 2

Something invariable or unchanging

Question 3

Density

Answer 3

Mass per unit volume

Question 4

Ensure

Answer 4

To make sure certain, or safe; guarantee

Question 5

Graph

Answer 5

A ‘picture’ of your data

Question 6

Inferring

Answer 6

Explaining your observations

Question 7

Interact

Answer 7

To act upon one another

Question 8

Length

Answer 8

Distance from one point to another

Question 9

Mass

Answer 9

Measure of the amount of matter an object contains

Question 10

Minimizes

Answer 10

Reduces or keeps to a minimum

Question 11

Observing

Answer 11

Using one of more senses to gather information

Question 12

Opinion

Answer 12

Personal preference, thoughts, or views

Question 13

Physics

Answer 13

Study of matter, energy, motion, and forces and how they interact

Question 14

Potential

Answer 14

capable of development into actuality

Question 15

Predicting

Answer 15

Making a forecast of what will happen in the future based on past experience or evidence

Question 16

Science

Answer 16

The study of the natural world

Question 17

Scientific inquiry

Answer 17

Refers to the different ways scientists study the natural world

Question 18

Significant

Answer 18

Having or likely to have an influence or effect

Question 19

Volume

Answer 19

Amount of space an object takes up

Question 20

Weight

Answer 20

Measure of the force of gravity on an object

Question 21

Chemistry

Answer 21

The study of the properties of matter and how matter changes