Unit 1 and 2 Vocab- Science

Question 1

Area

Answer 1

The measure of how much surface an object has

Question 2

Volume

Answer 2

the amount of space that something occupies or, as in the case of a box, the amount of space that something contains

Question 3

density

Answer 3

the amount of matter in a given volume

Question 4

theory

Answer 4

a unifying explanation for a broad range of hypotheses and observations that have been supported by testing

Question 5

law

Answer 5

a summary of many experimental results and observations. Tells you how things work

Question 6

meter

Answer 6

basic SI unit for length

Question 7

hypothesis

Answer 7

a possible explanation or answer to a question

Question 8

data

Answer 8

any piece of information acquired through experimentation

Question 9

model

Answer 9

a representation of an object or system

Question 10

science

Answer 10

a process of gathering knowledge about the natural world

Question 11

scientific method

Answer 11

ways in which a scientist answers questions and solves problems

Question 12

observation

Answer 12

any use of the senses to gather information

Question 13

temperature

Answer 13

a measure of how hot or cold something is

Question 14

variable

Answer 14

any factor that can change in an experiment

Question 15

Pseudoscience

Answer 15

a process of investigation that resembles science but doesn’t follow the scientific method

Question 16

dependent variable

Answer 16

the variable or factor in an experiment that responds or changes as a result of the manipulated variable

Question 17

independent variable

Answer 17

the manipulated variable (I change)

Question 18

empirical evidence

Answer 18

the observations, measurements, and other types of data gathered and tested to support and evaluate scientific explanations

Question 19

control

Answer 19

the part of the experiment for which the independent variable has not been changed

Question 20

experiment

Answer 20

a controlled procedure to study something under controlled conditions