Chapter 1 vocabulary

2. The study of matter and energy and the interactions between them.
6. A system of moral values; a theory of proper conduct.
8. The study of the composition, structure, and properties of matter as well as changes in matter.
10. A model, often expressed as a mathematical equation, that describes phenomena under certain conditions.
11. An ongoing, orederly, cyclical approach used to investigate the world.
12. God's comman that directs us to exercise wise and good dominion over His creation to the glory od God and for the benefit of fellow humans.
14. A standarized system of measurement units used for science.
15. A workable explanation or description of a phenomenon.
16. The degree of exactness of a measurement; can indicate the closeness or repeatability of measurements.

1. An initial, testable explanations of a phenomenon that stimulates and guides scientific investigation.
3. The study of nonliving matter and energy.
4. Data that is based on numbers or quantities; includes a number and a unit; also known as quantitative data.
5. A model that explains a related set of phenomena; can be used to predict unobserved aspects of the phenomena.
7. The basis upon which a model is assessed, taking into account how well it explains or describes a set of observations and how well the model makes predictions.
9. Systematic study of the universe to produce observations, inferences, and and models.
13. The comparison of a measurement to an accepted or expected value.