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- 1SCIENTIFIC THEORYAn explanation for many hypotheses and observations.
- 2SCIENTIFIC LAWA summary of many experimental results and observations. A law tells you how something works, not why.
- 3OBSERVATIONThe process of obtaining information using the senses.
- 4HYPOTHESISA possible explanation or answer to a question: it must be testable.
- 5MATTERAnything that has mass and takes up space.
- 6VOLUMEThe amount of space taken up by an object.
- 7DENSITY OF LIQUIDSA: In a liquid, the denser layers will sink to the bottom.
B: If the density of an object is less than the density of water it will float. - 8MASSA measure of the amount of matter in an object.
- 9WEIGHTA measure of the gravitational force exerted on an object: Weight can change depending on where in the universe it is.
- 10INERTIAThe tendency of an object to resist being moved or, if the object is moving, to resist a change in speed or direction.
- 11PHYSICAL PROPERTYA characteristic of a substance that doesn't involve a chemical change, such as density, color, hardness, malleability, ductility, solubility, thermal conductivity and state of matter.
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