Unit 1 Vocab Crossword
Across
- 2. Only count toward significant figures if the number contains a decimal point
- 3. an estimate of how much a measured or calculated value differs from a true value
- 5. A change that occurs when one or more substances change into entirely new substances with different properties.
- 6. a measure of how close a series of measurements are to one another
- 9. used to describe a natural phenomenon which has been tested over a long period of time under different conditions.
- 12. a hypothesis that is supported by experimental data. Contributes toward a scientific theory.
- 14. A measure of the force of gravity on an object's mass
- 15. matter formed when elements chemically combine to form new matter.
- 17. Tests each hypothesis to accept or reject them.
- 18. an organized approach to solve problems
- 19. the amount of matter in an object
- 21. Matter is not created nor destroyed in any chemical or physical change
- 23. reasonable explanation for what was observed
- 24. The study of the properties of matter and how matter changes
- 27. anything that can do work or produce heat
- 28. a measurement that gives descriptive, non-numeric results
- 31. Numbers that have no uncertainty and thus do not limit the number of significant figures in any calculation.
- 32. Never count as significant figures
- 33. using 5 sense to define a problem
- 34. A characteristic of a pure substance that can be observed without changing it into another substance
- 35. matter with a uniform and definite composition
- 36. a measurement that gives definite, usually numeric results and a unit.
Down
- 1. A change in a substance that does not involve a change in the identity of the substance
- 4. Theory a well-tested explanation for a set of observations or experimental results
- 7. A method of writing or displaying numbers in terms of a decimal number between 1 and 10 multiplied by a power of 10.
- 8. Anything that has mass and takes up space
- 10. two or more pure substances physically combined
- 11. All the digits that can be known precisely in a measurement, plus a last estimated digit based on the instrument being used to measure.
- 13. zeroes between nonzero digits are ALWAYS significant
- 16. A mixture in which substances are evenly distributed throughout the mixture
- 20. compares the results of an experiment to accept or reject the hypotheses.
- 22. how close a measurement is to the true value
- 25. A mixture that is not uniform in composition; components are not evenly distributed throughout the mixture
- 26. Characteristics of a substance that determine how it will react with other substances.
- 29. a quantity that has both a number and a unit
- 30. matter found on the front of the periodic table