Scientific Definition

2. the ratio of a material’s mass to its volume
3. the amount of matter in an object
7. the amount of space taken up by an object
8. the study of matter and energy and the interactions between the two through forces and motion
9. a system of knowledge about the natural world and the methods used to find that knowledge
13. a variable that changes in response to a change in the manipulated variable
16. an instrument that measures temperature
18. a well-tested explanation for a set of observations or experimental results
19. a gauge of how exact a measurement is

1. the variable that causes a change in another variable / the variable that the scientist changes in an experiment
4. a statement that summarizes a pattern found in nature
5. the closeness of a measurement to the true value of what is measured
6. a proposed answer to a question
10. an organized plan used for gathering, organizing, and communicating information
11. a representation of an object or event
12. the straight-line distance between two points
14. information obtained through the senses
15. the study of the composition, structure, properties, and reactions of matter
17. an experiment in which only one variable, the manipulated variable, is deliberately changed at a time