Unit 1 Vocabulary
Across
- 2. The study of matter and the changes that it undergoes
- 7. The variable that a scientist deliberately changes during an experiment
- 11. The SI base unit for length
- 12. A visual display of data
- 14. A unit that is defined by a combination of base units
- 15. The SI base unit for time
- 16. The amount of mass per unit volume
- 18. A chemical, matter that has a definite and uniform composition
- 19. A relationship in nature that is supported by many experiments
- 20. The difference between an experimental value and an accepted value
- 24. The SI base unit for mass
- 25. The variable whose value changes as a result of the Independent Variable
- 27. An explanation of a natural phenomenon based on many observations and investigations over time
- 29. A measurement commonly used to measure the volume of water and beverage containers
- 30. A ratio of equivalent values having different units
Down
- 1. Any number 1-10 multiplied by 10 and raised to a power
- 3. A defined unit in a system of measurement that is based on an objector event in the physical world
- 4. Reported digits
- 5. A measurement of the effect of Earth's gravitational pull on matter
- 6. A measurement that reflects the amount of matter
- 8. Conducting research to solve a specific problem
- 9. The SI base unit for temperature
- 10. A visual, verbal, or mathematical explanation of experimental data
- 13. Refers to how close a series of measurements are to one another
- 17. The use of evidence to construct testable explanations and predictions of natural phenomena
- 21. Conducting research for the sake of knowledge itself
- 22. A systematic approach to problem solving that uses conversion factors to move, or convert, from one unit to another
- 23. Expresses error as a percentage of the accepted value
- 26. A testable explanation of a situation or phenomena
- 28. Refers to how close a measured value is to an accepted value