Vocab Flashcards
(25 cards)
a tentative explanation for a set of observations
Hypothesis
a systematic approach to research
Scientific Method
a concise statement of a relationship between phenomena that is always the same under the same conditions.
Law
a unifying principle that explains a body of facts and/or those laws that are based on them
theory
anything occupying space and having mass
matter
three states of matter
solid liquid gas
change in the form of a substance, not in its chemical composition
physical change
a given substance becomes a new substance or substances with different properties and different composition
chemical change
____ have variable composition
mixtures
having visibly indistinguishable parts; solution
homogeneous mixture
having visibly distinguishable parts
heterogeneous mixture
a quantitative observations consisting of two parts: number and scale/unit
measurement
a digit that must be estimated is called _______
uncertain
1.234 has ______ sig figs
4
606 has ______ sig figs
3
0.08 has ______ sig figs
1
2.0 has ______ sig figs
2
.0.00420 has ______ sig figs
3
The answer to 4.51x3.7777 will have _____ sig figs
3
The answer to 6.8/112.04 will have ______ sig figs
2
89.332+1.1 will have how many numbers to the right of the decimal
1
3.70-2.9133 will have how many numbers to the right of the decimal
2
temperature: K=
C+273.15
temperature: F=
C*(9/5)+32