| A | B |
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| basic science/research | search for better understanding of the physical and natural world for its own sake |
| applied science/research | appliction of scientific knowledge to improve the quality of life a.k.a. technology |
| chemistry | study of the structure, properties, and composition of matter as well as chamges in matter |
| alchemy | forerunner of chemistry, search for ways to change base metals into gold |
| scientific method | process scientitsts use to solve problems |
| experiment | carefully devised plans and procedures used to gather information related to a problem or hypothesis |
| scientific/natural law | statement describing relationships between observed facts that are always true |
| hypothesis | possible explanation of relationship between observed phemonema |
| theory | a general explanation for observations made by many different scientists repeatedly with the same results |
| controlled experiment | test situation in which only one variable is changed to see its affect on results |
| control | set up or procedure with no variables changed, used as a comparison |
| experimental | set up or procedure with one variable changed to see its affect on the observed results |
| physics | study of matter, energy, forces, and motion |
| geology | study of origin, history, structure of earth |
| astronomy | study of origin, history, structure of universe |
| biology | study of origin, history behavior of living things |
| alchemy | ancient search for elixir of life, philosopher stone |
| biochemistry | study of biologically active matter |
| inorganic chemistry | study of carbonless substances |
| organic chemistry | study of natural and synthetic carbon substances |
| physical chemistry | study of properties in relation to energy/matter |
| analytical chemistry | develops procedures used to study matter |
| scientific model | representation of object/event that cannot be seen |
| manipulated variable | factor changed in to see result/effect |
| responding variable | factor that changed due to manipulation |
| scientific notation | large/small numbers written product of coefficient and 10 raised to a power |
| meter | metric/SI unit of length |
| gram | metric/SI unit of mass |
| kelvin | metric/SI unit of temperature |
| second | metric/SI unit of time |
| mole | metric/SI unit of amount of substance |
| mega- | 1,000,000 times |
| kilo- | 1,000 times |
| deci- | 1/10 times |
| centi- | 1/100 times |
| milli- | 1/1,000 times |
| micro- | 1/1,000,000 times |
| nano- | 1/1,000,000,000 times |
| pico- | 1/1,000,000,000,000 times |
| accuracy | how close a measurement is to actual value |
| precision | how close a series of measurements are to one another |
| Fahrenheit scale | water freezes (32 degrees) boils (212 degrees) |
| Celsius scale | water freezes (0 degrees) boils (100 degrees) |
| Kelvin scale | water freezes (273 degrees) boils (373 degrees) |
| Bar Graph | visual representation that compares measurements |
| Circle Graph | visual representations that compares parts of a whole |
| Line Graph | show changes in related variables |
