test 1 Flashcards
systemitized language
science
study of matter
chemistry
atoms molecules or ions
particles
anthing that has mass and occupies space
NOT LIGHT
matter
all compounds are _____
chemicals
scientific method
O H E S S
observation, hypothesis, experiment, scientific law, scientific theory
scientific observation should be _______
reproducible (explain why)
A tentative explanation of observation
Can be tested by experiments
hypothesis
Highly controlled observation
experiment
a concise statement that summarizes past observations and predicts future ones
sceintific law
Well established hypothesis
It provides a broader & deeper explanation for observation and laws
scientific theory
how close the measurement is to the true value
accuracy
How well a number independent measurements agree with one another
precision
error formula
Error = |true value - measured value|
SI unit of area
m^2