Vocab Flashcards

(25 cards)

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a tentative explanation for a set of observations

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Hypothesis

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a systematic approach to research

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Scientific Method

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a concise statement of a relationship between phenomena that is always the same under the same conditions.

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Law

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a unifying principle that explains a body of facts and/or those laws that are based on them

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theory

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4
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anything occupying space and having mass

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matter

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5
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three states of matter

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solid liquid gas

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change in the form of a substance, not in its chemical composition

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physical change

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a given substance becomes a new substance or substances with different properties and different composition

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chemical change

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8
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____ have variable composition

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mixtures

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9
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having visibly indistinguishable parts; solution

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homogeneous mixture

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10
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having visibly distinguishable parts

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heterogeneous mixture

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a quantitative observations consisting of two parts: number and scale/unit

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measurement

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12
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a digit that must be estimated is called _______

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uncertain

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13
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1.234 has ______ sig figs

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4

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14
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606 has ______ sig figs

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3

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15
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0.08 has ______ sig figs

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2.0 has ______ sig figs

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.0.00420 has ______ sig figs

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The answer to 4.51x3.7777 will have _____ sig figs

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The answer to 6.8/112.04 will have ______ sig figs

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89.332+1.1 will have how many numbers to the right of the decimal

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3.70-2.9133 will have how many numbers to the right of the decimal

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temperature: K=

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temperature: F=

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Density=
mass/volume