IPS Vocabulary List

Question 1

_____ is the study of nature

Answer 1

science

Question 2

_____ is the study of matter and energy

Answer 2

physical science

Question 3

_____ is anything that has mass and volume

Answer 3

matter

Question 4

_____ is the ability to do work or cause change

Answer 4

energy

Question 5

_____ is the amount of matter in an object

Answer 5

mass

Question 6

_____ is the amount of space an object takes up

Answer 6

volume

Question 7

_____ is a set of steps used to solve a problem

Answer 7

scientific method

Question 8

_____ is an educated guess made from previous observations and knowledge

Answer 8

hypothesis

Question 9

_____ is any factor that can make a change to the result of an experiment

Answer 9

variable

Question 10

_____ is the measure of the kinetic energy of the atoms in an object

Answer 10

temperature

Question 11

_____ is the mass per unit volume of a material

Answer 11

density

Question 12

_____ is the energy of an object due to the object’s motion

Answer 12

kinetic energy

Question 13

_____ is the speed of an object and its direction

Answer 13

velocity

Question 14

_____ is a property of an object that includes both mass and velocity

Answer 14

momentum