Physical science

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Across
  1. 3. method - an organized plan used for gathering, organizing, and communicating information
  2. 5. a system of knowledge about the natural world and the methods used to find that knowledge
  3. 7. theory - a well-tested explanation for a set of observations or experimental results
  4. 10. - the straight-line distance between two points
  5. 12. variable - the variable that causes a change in another variable / the variable that the scientist changes in an experiment
  6. 13. - an instrument that measures temperature
  7. 15. - the amount of matter in an object
  8. 16. - the study of matter and energy and the interactions between the two through forces and motion
  9. 17. - a gauge of how exact a measurement is
  10. 18. - information obtained through the senses
Down
  1. 1. - the ratio of a material’s mass to its volume
  2. 2. law - a statement that summarizes a pattern found in nature
  3. 4. - the amount of space taken up by an object
  4. 6. - the closeness of a measurement to the true value of what is measured
  5. 8. experiment - an experiment in which only one variable, the manipulated variable, is deliberately changed at a time
  6. 9. - the study of the composition, structure, properties, and reactions of matter
  7. 11. - a proposed answer to a question
  8. 12. - a representation of an object or event
  9. 14. variable - a variable that changes in response to a change in the manipulated variable