Across
- 2. a statement that summarizes a pattern found in nature
- 6. information that you obtain through your senses
- 7. covers a broad range of study that focuses on non living things, the main areas are chemistry and physics
- 13. a ratio of equivalent measurements that is used to convert a quantity expressed in one unit to another unit
- 15. the variable that changes in response to the manipulated variable
- 17. the study of matter and energy and the interactions between the two through forces and motion
- 20. the study of living things
- 22. a well tested explanation for a set of observations or experimental results
- 23. the closeness of a measurement to the actual value of what is being measured
- 24. the straight line distance between two points
- 26. the study of the origin, history, and structure of Earth
Down
- 1. all the digits that are known in a measurement, plus the last digit that is estimated
- 3. an experiment in which only one variable, the manipulated variable, is deliberately changed at a time
- 4. a way of expressing a value as the product of a number between 1 and 10 and a power of 10
- 5. a system of knowledge and the methods you use to find that knowledge
- 8. the use of knowledge to solve practical problems
- 9. the study of the universe beyond Earth, including the sun, moon, planets, and stars
- 10. the variable that causes a change in another
- 11. a gauge of how exact a measurement is
- 12. the quantity of matter in an object or sample
- 14. the ratio of an object’s mass to its volume
- 16. a proposed answer to a question
- 18. an organized plan for gathering, organizing, and communicating information
- 19. the study of the composition, structure, properties, and reactions of matter
- 21. the amount of space taken up by an object
- 25. representation of an object or event
