Across
- 4. A workable explanation or description of a phenomenon
- 5. A standardized system of measurement units used for science. SI stands for International System of Units (from the French Systeme International d'Unites)
- 6. The study of the composition, structure, and properties of matter, and the changes that take place in matter
- 8. 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
- 10. The degree of exactness of a measurement; can indicate the closeness of repeatability of measurements
- 12. A model, often expressed as a mathematical equation, that describes phenomena under certain conditions
- 13. An ongoing, orderly, cyclical approach used to investigate the world
Down
- 1. An initial, testable explanation of a phenomenon that stimulates and guides scientific investigation
- 2. A model that explains a related set of phenomena; can be used to predict unobserved aspects of the phenomena
- 3. The study of nonliving matter and energy
- 4. Data that is based on numbers or quantities; includes a number and a unit; also known as quantitative data
- 5. The systematic study of the universe that produces observations, inferences, and models, including the products that it creates through this systematic study
- 7. A system of moral values; a theory of proper conduct
- 9. The comparison of a measurement to an accepted or expected value
- 10. The study of matter and energy and the interactions between them
- 11. 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