Chapter 1 Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 2. The study of matter and energy and the interactions between them.
  2. 6. A system of moral values; a theory of proper conduct.
  3. 8. The study of the composition, structure, and properties of matter, and the changes that take place in matter.
  4. 10. A model, often expressed as a mathematical equation, the describes phenomena under certain dconditions.
  5. 11. An ongoing, orderly, cyclical approach used to investigate the world.
  6. 12. God's command that directs us to exercise wise and good dominion over His creation to the glory of God and for the benefit of fellow humans.
  7. 14. A standardized system of measurement units used for science. SI stands for International System of Units.
  8. 15. A workable explanation or description of a phenomenon.
  9. 16. The degree of exactness of a measurement
Down
  1. 1. An initial, testable explanation of a phenomenon that stimulates and guides scientific investgation.
  2. 3. The study of nonliving matter and energy.
  3. 4. Data that is based on numbers or quantities; includes a number and a unit; also known as quantitative data.
  4. 5. A model that explains a related set of phenomena; can be used to predict unobserved aspects of the phenomena.
  5. 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.
  6. 9. The systematic study of the universe that produces observations, inferences, and models, including the products that it creates though this systematic study.
  7. 13. The comparison of a measurement to an accepted or expected value.