Flashcards
Science Skills
Cards in this deck (28)
- 1ScienceA system of knowledge and the methods you use to find that knowledge.
- 2TechnologyA use of knowledge to solve practical problems.
- 3Three Branches of Sciencephysical science, Earth and Space Science, and life science
- 4ChemistryThe study of composition,structure, properties, and reactions of matter.
- 5PhysicsThe study of matter and energy and the interactions between the two through forces and motion.
- 6GeologyThe study of the origin, history, and the structure of the Earth.
- 7AstronomyThe study of the universe beyond Earth, including the Sun, moon, planets, and stars.
- 8BiologyLife science; the study of origin and the behavior of living things.
- 9Scientific MethodAn organized plan for gathering, organizing, and communicating information
- 10ObservationInformation that you can obtain through your five senses (sight, taste, hear, touch, smell)
- 11HypothesisA proposed answer to a question (an educated guess)
- 12Manipulated Variable (Independent Variable)The variable that causes a change in another
- 13Responding Variable (Dependent Variable)The variable that only changes in response to the manipulated variable. (Things that are measured in units.)
- 14Scientific TheoryWell-tested explanation for a set of observations or experimental results.
- 15Scientific LawA statement that summarizes a pattern found in nature
- 16ModelRepresentation,of an object or event.
- 17Scientific NotationA way of expressing a value as the product of a number between 1 and 10 and a power of 10
(Example:3.0 X 10^-4) - 18LengthStraight-line distance between two points is the the meter (m)
- 19SIInternational System of Units; metric system
- 20MassThe quantity of matter in a object or sample, is in kilogram (kg)
- 21VolumeThe amount of space taken up in an object
- 22DensityThe ratio of an object's mass to its volume
- 23PrecisionA gauge of how exact a measurement is
- 24AccuracyIs the closeness of a measurement to the actual value of what is being measured
- 25ThermometerAn instrument that measures temperature; how hot an object is
- 26SlopeThe steepness of a line, a ratio of a vertical change to the corresponding horizontal change. (Rise over Run)
- 27Direct ProportionA relationship in which a ratio of two variables is constant.
- 28Inverse ProportionA relationship in which the product of the two variables is constant.
Information
- Description
- These flashcards help you study for your Chapter 1 Exam in Physical Science
- Created by
- Deleted user · Dec 2016
- Updated
- Dec 3, 2016
- Views
- 36
- Tags
- History
-
- Created by a deleted user · May 27, 2015
- Copied by msldn · May 27, 2015
- Copied by Paris Tansley · Nov 13, 2016
- Copied by Carmen Osburn · Dec 3, 2016
- Rating