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Chemistry Vocabulary Flashcards

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1
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Anything that has mass and takes up space

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Matter

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A measurement that reflects the amount of matter

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Mass

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A measure of the amount of matter and the Earth’s gravitational pull on it

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Weight

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Any substance that has a definite composition; they also make up matter

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Chemical

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Organized process used by scientists to do research

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Scientific Method

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Act of gathering information, existing knowledge, either qualitative or quantitative

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Observation

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Information/ Data that describes color, odor, shape, or some physical characteristic

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Qualitative Data

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Data that is numerical information

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Quantitative Data

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An educated guess or a guess for what has been observed

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Hypothesis

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A set of controlled observations that test the hypothesis

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Experiment

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A quantity or condition that can have more than one value; it has two types

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Variable

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A variables that is changes but can be controlled

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Independent Variable

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A variable whose value changes in response to a change in the independent variable

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Dependent Variable

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A factor that is not allowed to change during an experiment

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Constant

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A standard for comparison

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Control

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A judgement based on information obtained during an experiment

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Conclusion

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A visual, verbal/ or mathematical explanation of experimental data

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Model

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When a hypothesis is supported by many, many experiments

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Theory

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A summary of accepted facts of nature

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Scientific law

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Seeks to gain knowledge for the sake of knowledge itself

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Pure research

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Undertaken to solve a specific problem

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Applied Research

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The practical use of scientific information concerned with making improvements in human life and the world around us

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Technology

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Something known to happen without error but doesn’t explain how it happens

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Scientific Law

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Steps of Scientific Method

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Observation, Hypothesis, Experiment, Analysis, and Conclusion

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SI Base Unit for Time

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Seconds

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SI Base Unit for length

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Meter

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SI base unit for mass

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Kilogram

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Space occupied by an object

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Volume

29
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Metric unit for volume

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Liter

30
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Expresses numbers a a multiple of two factors; a number between 1 & 10 and ten raised to a power or exponent

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Scientific Notation

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A ratio of equivalent values used to express the same quantity in different units

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Conversion Factor

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A method of problem solving that focuses on the units used to describe matter

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Dimensional Analysis

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Include all known digits plus one estimated digit

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Significant Figures

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A visual display of data

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Graph

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Chart used for showing percentages

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Circle Graph/ Pie Chart

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Graph that can be used to show how quantities vary with factors like time, location, or temperature

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Bar Graph

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Vertical axis; quantity being measured is shown here

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Y-axis

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Horizontal axis; the independent variable is shown here

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X-axis

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IV on x-axis and DV on y-axis

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Line Graph

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Line drawn on the line graph so that as many points fall above the line fall below it

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Best Fit Line

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Length

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l, h, r

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Mass

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M

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Time

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t

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Electric Current

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I, i

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Temperature

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T

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Amount of substance

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n

47
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Luminous intensity

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Iv

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Meter

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m

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Kilogram

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Kg

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Second

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s

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Ampere

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A

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Kelvin

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K

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Mole

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mol

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Candela

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cd

55
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Study of matter and the changes it undergoes

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Chemistry

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