Basic Vocabulary 1

Question	Answer
Accuracy	A description of how close a measurement is to the true value of the quantity measured
Critical Thinking	The ability and willingness to assess claims critically and make judgments on the basis of objective and supported reasons.
Length	The measure of the straight-line distance between two points.
Mass	The measure of how much matter is in an object.
Precision	The exactness of a measurement.
Science	The knowledge obtained by observing natural events and conditions in order to discover facts and formulate laws or principles that can be verified or tested.
Scientific Law	A summary of many experimental results and observations; A law tells how things work.
Scientific Method	A series of steps followed to solve problems including collecting data, formulating a hypothesis, testing the hypothesis and stating conclusions.
Scientific Notation	A method of expressing a quantity as a number multiplied by 10 to the appropriate power.
Scientific Theory	an explanation for some phenomenon that is based on observation, experimentation, and reasoning.
Significant Figure	A prescribed decimal place that determines the amount of rounding off to be done based on the precision of the measurement.
Technology	An application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes.
Variable	A factor that changes in an experiment in order to test a hypothesis.
Volume	A measure of the size of a body or region in three-dimensional space.
Weight	a measure of the gravitational force exerted on an object.

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