Science Vocab Ch. 1 Flashcards
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.
Science:
The application of science for practical purposes.
Technology:
a descriptive statement or equation that reliably predicts events under certain conditions.
Law:
a system of ideas that explains many related observations and is supported by a large body of evidence acquired through scientific investigation.
Theory:
the ability and willingness to assess claims critically and to make judgements on the basis of objective and supported reasons.
Critical thinking:
a series of steps followed to solve problems including collecting data, formulating a hypothesis, testing the hypothesis, and stating conclusions.
Scientific methods:
a factor that changes in an experiment in order to test a hypothesis.
Variable:
a measure of the straight-line distance between two points.
Length:
a measure of the amount of matter in an object.
Mass:
a measure of the size of a body or region in three-dimensional space.
Volume:
a measure of the gravitational force exerted on an object.
Weight:
a method of expressing a quantity as a number multiplied by 10 to the appropriate power.
Scientific notation:
the exactness of a movement.
Precision:
a prescribed decimal place that determines the amount of rounding off to be done based on the precision of the measurement.
Significant figure:
a description of how close a measurement is to the true value of the quantity measured.
Accuracy:
