Key Terms 1-11

Question 0

Experiment

Answer 0

A scientific procedure for gathering data and recording observations under controlled conditions

Question 1

Science

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The methodical exploration of nature and the logical explanation of the observations

Question 2

Scientific method

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A systematic investigation that entails performing an experiment, proposing a hypothesis, testing the hypothesis, and stating a theory or law

Question 3

Hypothesis

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A tentative proposal of a scientific principle that attempts to explain the meaning of a set of data collected in an experiment

Question 4

Theory

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An extensively tested proposal of a scientific principle that explains the behaviour of nature

Question 5

Natural law

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An extensively tested proposal of a scientific principle that states a measurable relationship under different experimental conditions

Question 6

Alchemy

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A pseudoscience that attempted to convert a base metal such as lead to gold. Medieval science that sought to discover the universal cure for disease and a magic potion for immortality

Question 7

Chemistry

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The branch of science that studies the composition and properties of matter

Question 8

Inorganic chemistry

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The study of chemical substances that do not contain carbon

Question 9

Organic chemistry

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Study of chemical substances that contain carbon

Question 10

Biochemistry

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Study of chemical substances derived from plants and animals