front 1 science | back 1 system of knowledge and methods you use to find that knowledge |
front 2 technology | back 2 use of knowledge yo solve practical problems |
front 3 chemistry | back 3 study of the composition, structure, properties, and reactions of matter |
front 4 physics | back 4 study of matter and energy and the interactions between the two through forces and motion |
front 5 geology | back 5 study of the origin, history, and structure of earth |
front 6 astronomy | back 6 study of the universe beyond earth, including the sun, moon, planet, and stars |
front 7 biology | back 7 study of living things |
front 8 scientific method | back 8 organized plan for gathering, organizing, and communicating information |
front 9 observation | back 9 information that you obtain through your senses |
front 10 hypothesis | back 10 proposed answer to a question |
front 11 manipulated variable | back 11 variable that causes change in another |
front 12 responding variable | back 12 variable that changes in response to the manipulated variable |
front 13 controlled experiment | back 13 experiment in which only one variable, the manipulated variable, is deliberately changed at a time |
front 14 scientific theory | back 14 well tested explanation for a set of observations or experimental results |
front 15 scientific law | back 15 statement that summarizes a pattern found in nature |
front 16 model | back 16 representation of an object or event |
front 17 scientific notation | back 17 expressing a value as the product of a number between 1 and 10 and a power of 10 |
front 18 length | back 18 straight line distance between two points |
front 19 mass | back 19 quantity of matter in an object or sample |
front 20 volume | back 20 amount of space taken up by an object |
front 21 density | back 21 ratio of an object's mass to its volume |
front 22 density | back 22 mass divided by volume |
front 23 conversion factor | back 23 ratio of equivalent measurements that is used to convert a quantity expressed in one unit to another unit |
front 24 precision | back 24 gauge of how exact a measurement is |
front 25 significant figures | back 25 all the digits that are known in a measurement, plus the last digit that is estimated |
front 26 accuracy | back 26 closeness of a measurement to the actual value of what is being measured |
front 27 thermometer | back 27 instrument that measures temperature or how hot an object is |
front 28 slope | back 28 steepness of a line |
front 29 slope | back 29 rise over run |
front 30 direct proportion | back 30 relationship in which the ratio of two variables is constant |
front 31 inverse proportion | back 31 relationship in which the product of two variables is a constant |