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PH Chapter 1 Vocabulary

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scienceA system of knowledge and methods used to find it
technologythe use of science to solve practical problems
chemistrythe study of the composition, structure, properties, and reactions of matter
physicsstudy of matter and energy and thier interactions
astronomythe study of the universe
biologythe study of living things
scientific methodan organized plan for gathering organizing and communicating information
observationinformation obtained by the senses
hypothesisa proposed answer to a question
manipulated variablethe variable that causes change
responding variablethe variable that changes
controlled experimentan experiment with only one manipulated variable
scientific theorya well-tested explanation for a experimental
scientific lawa statement that sumarizes a pattern in nature
modelrepresentation of an object or event
scientific notationa way of expressing large or small numbers
lengththe shortest distance between 2 points
massthe amount of matter in a substance
volumethe space that a substance takes up
densitya substance's mass divided by its volume
direct proportionas one variable increases, so does the other
precisionhow exact a measurement is
inverse proportionas one variable increases the other decreases
accuracyhow close a value is to the true value
slopethe rise over the run


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