Science Unit 1 Vocabulary

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