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SCIENCE 8-22-30
13 cards·by djeansonne1013
science
the knowledge obtained by observing natural events and conditions in order to discover facts
and formulate laws or principles that can be
physical science
the scientific study of nonliving matter
scientific methods
a series of steps followed to solve problems
observation
the process of obtaining information by using the senses
hypothesis
an explanation that is based on prior scientific research or observations and that can be
tested
data
any pieces of information acquired through observation or experimentation
model
a patter, plan, representation, or description designed to show the structure or working of
any object, system or concept
theory
an explanation that tie together many hypotheses and observations
law
a summary of many experimental results and observations; it tells how things work
mass
a measure of the amount of matter in an object
volume
the measure of the size of a body or region in three-dimensional space
density
the ration of the mass of a substance to the volume of the substance
temperature
measure of hot or cold, something is; a measure of the average kinetic energy of the
particlesin an object