Terms Flashcards
Matter
Anything that has mass, occupies space, and has inertia
Chemistry
The study of matter and the changes it undergoes
Pure
The pursuit of chemical knowledge for it’s own sake
Applied
Directed toward a practical goal or application
Technology
A system of applied science, makes things that are needed or desired
Mass
A measurement that reflects the amount of matter
Weight
a measure of the amount of matter and the gravitational pull on matter
microscopic
Needs a microscope to see
submicroscopic
can’t be observed with a microscope
Macroscopic
Can be observed with eyes
qualitative
can be observed using senses
quantitative
observation made using instruments
hypothesis
tentative explanation for what has been observed
independent
variable that will be changed by the experimenter
dependent
caused by the change in the independent
control
a standard for comparison
conclusion
judgement based on info obtained
model
a visual, verbal, or math explanation
theroy
an explanation supported by experiments
law
when things always come to one conclusion, no exceptions
