Lessons 1-3 Flashcards

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Observing

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Using one or more sense to gather information

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Science

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The study of the natural world

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Inferring

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Explaining your observations

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Predicting

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Making a forecast of what will happen in the future based on past experiences

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Chemistry

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The study of the properties of matter and how matter changes

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Physics

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The study of matter, energy, motion, and forces, and how they interact

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Scientific inquiry

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The different ways scientists study the natural world

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Hypothesis

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A possible answer to a scientific question or explanation for a set of observations

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Parameter

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A factor that can be measured in an experiment

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Manipulated variable

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The variable that is purposely changed

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Responding variable

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The variable that is expected to change

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Controlled experiment

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An experiment that only one parameter is changed

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Data

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Facts, figures, and other evidence

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Communicating

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Sharing information and conclusions with others

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Model

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A picture, diagram, computer image, or other presentation

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Scientific theory

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A well tested explanation for a wide range of observations

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Scientific law

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A statement that describes what scientist expect to happen every time

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Si

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The expanded notation system

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Weight

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A measure of the force of gravity on you

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Mass

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A measure of the amount of matter an object contains

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Volume

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The amount of space an object takes up

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Meniscus

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The curve of a graduated cylinder

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Density

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Mass per unit of volume

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Celsius scale

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The temperature at which water freezes at 0 degrees and boils at 100 degrees

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Kelvin scale
Same as Celsius
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Absolute zero
Nothing gets colder -273 degrees Celsius
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Accuracy
How close a measurement is to the the true or actual value
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Reproducibility
How close a group of measurements are
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Significant figures
A measurement that includes all of the digits
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Precision
A measure of the exactness of a measurement
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Graph
A picture of your data
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Horizontal axis (x axis)
The graph line that turns left to right
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Vertical axis (y axis)
The graph line that runs up and down
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Origin
The place where it begins
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Coordinate
A pair of numbers that is used to determine the position of a point on a graph
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Data point
The point showing the intersection on the graph
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Line of best fit
A smooth line that reflects the general pattern of a graph
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Linear graph
All data points are a strait line
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Slope
The steepness of the graph line
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Nonlinear graph
The lines do not follow a strait line
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Matter
Anything that has mass and takes up space
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Substance
A single kind of matter that is pure
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Physical property
A characteristic of a pure substance that can be observed without changing it into another substance
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Chemical change
A characteristic of a pure substance that describes its ability to change into different substances
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Chemical bond
A force of attraction between two atoms
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Molecules
Groups of two or more atoms held together by chemical bonds
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Chemical formula
Shows the elements in the compound and the ratio of atoms
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Compound
A pure substance made of two or more elements chemically compounded in a set ratio
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Mixture
Made of two or more substances
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Heterogenous mixture
Different parts of things such as damp soil
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Homogenous mixture
Something that is so evenly mixed that you can't see the differences
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Solution
A example of a homogenous mixture
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Physical change
Any change that alters from the appearance of matter but doesn't change
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Chemical change
Is a change in matter that produces one or more new substances
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Temperature a measure of the average energy of random motion of particles
A measure of the average energy of random motion of particles
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Thermal energy
The total energy of all of the particles in an object
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Endothermic change
A change at which energy is taken in
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Exothermic change
Releases the energy
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Chemical energy
Is stored in the food that you eat
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Electromagnetic energy
Energy that travels through space as a wave
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Electrical energy
Electrically charged particles moving from one place to another
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Electrodes
Are two metal strips placed in the solution