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Intro to Science Terms

This is designed to help students learn the vocabulary needed to be successful on the first Chapter Test.

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Sciencesystem of knowledge based on facts or principles
Technologyapplication of science to meet human needs
Scientific Theorya tested, possible explanation of a natural event
Scientific LawA summary of a natural event
Fluoresceto glow
Pure ScienceSearch for new knowledge for the sake of knowledge
QuantitativeData that describes with numbers
Qualitativedata that describes with words, colors, texture etc.
Modelan idea, structure, or picture that illustrates something too small or too large to be handled inside
Critical Thinkingusing logic and reason with observations
Scientific Methodsystematic way of solving problems
Variableanything that can change in an experiment
Lengthmeasure of distance between two points
Massthe amount of a substance compared to a known amout of another substance
VolumeHow much space a substance takes up.
Weightmeasure of gravity pushing on a substance
Hypothesisthe possible solution of a problem
SISystem Internationale - scientific measuring system
Derived unitsWhen two or more units have been combined with a mathematical function
Scientific notationexpressing numbers in powers of ten
PrecisionA measure of exactness
Accuracythe extent to which a measurement approaches the true value

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