Scientific Method Flashcards
1
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macroscopic
A
easy to touch, see, taste
2
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micro/nanoscopic
A
atoms and molecules
3
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Scientific method
A
- observation and question
- hypothesis
- experiment
- collect data
- reject or accept hypothesis
4
Q
observation becomes
A
law
5
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hypothesis becomes
A
theory
6
Q
scientific laws
A
concise verbal or mathematical statement summarizing some aspect of the natural world
7
Q
Newton’s law of motion
A
force= mass X acceleration
8
Q
Law of conservation of mass
A
mass cannot be created or destroyed
9
Q
Coulomb’s law
A
describes interactions between changed particles
10
Q
scientific theory
A
comprehensive explanation of some aspect of the natural world based on a vast body of evidence
11
Q
heliocentric theory
A
planets move around the sun
12
Q
atomic theory
A
matter is composed of atoms
13
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theory of evolution
A
change in life forms over generations
