Physical Science Chapter 1

1. Always follow your teacher's instructions and textbook directions exactly is the most important ___ rule.
6. A scientific law is a statement that summarizes a pattern found in _____.
9. Life science, Earth and space science and ____ science are all branches of natural science.
10. A ____ review is a process in which scientists examine other scientists' work.
11. A(n) _____ graph is a way of plotting data to show changes that occur in related variables.
15. The ____ is the variable that changes in response to the manipulated variable.
16. On the ____ scale, water boils at 100 degrees.
19. When making _____, information is obtained through the senses.
20. Computers are an example of _____ that helps people solve problems.
22. An organized plan for gathering, organizing, and communicating information is called a scientific ____.
24. On this temperature scale, water freezes at 0 degrees.

2. The closeness of a measurement to the actual value being measured.
3. The SI base unit of mass is the _____.
4. 1 centimeter equals 10 ____.
5. On this temperature scale, water freezes at 32 degrees.
7. The ____ is very old and very large.
8. ____ can be transferred from one form to another, but it can never be destroyed.
12. _____ science is divided into life science, Earth and space science, and physical science.
13. ____ cause changes in motion.
14. On this temperature scale, water freezes at 273
17. a system of knowledge and the methods used to find that knowledge
18. A scientific ____ summarizes a pattern found in nature.
21. A physical or mental representation of an object or an event.
22. A scientific ____ makes it easier to understand things that are too small, too large, or too hard to observe directly.
23. When the ratio of the manipulated variable and the responding variable is constant, the relationship is a(n) ____ proportion.