Chapter 1 Flashcards

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Physical science

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The study of matter and energy

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Science

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Process of gathering knowledge about the natural world

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Matter

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Anything that has mass and takes up space

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Mass

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A Measures of the amount of matter in a simple

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Energy

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The ability to do work

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All matter has

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Energy

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3 branches of science

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Physical, life, earth

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Chemistry

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The study of all form of matters including how matters interacts with another matter

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Physics

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Look at how energy affects matter

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Scientific method

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Ways that scientists go about solving problems and answering questions

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Variable

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A factor you study or change in an experiment

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Qualitative data

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Data that involves observations and descriptions

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Quantitative data

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Data involving is your measurement

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Tools

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Things that help us do tasks in science

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SI system

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International system of units

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Density

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The relationship between mass and volume

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Derived units

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Units that are made up of a combination of units

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Temperature

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A measure of how hot or cold something is

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Theory

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Can be change.

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Law

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Tells what happening not why

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Model

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A representation of an object or systems

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1 megameter (Mm)

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1,000,000 meters

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1 meter

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1,000,000 micrometers 6 0
1,000,000,000nm 9 0
1.000,000,000,000 12 0

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Density =

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Mass* volume

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Three models

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Physical models mathematical models conceptual models