Science

2. law - a statement that summarizes a pattern found in nature
3. variable - a variable that changes in response to a change in the manipulated variable
5. - a proposed answer to a question; a prediction
6. - the amount of matter in an object
8. - a representation of an object or event
9. - the study of matter and energy and the interactions between the two through forces and motion
11. - the amount of space taken up by an object
14. - a system of knowledge about the natural world and the methods used to find that knowledge
15. theory - a well-tested explanation for a set of observations or experimental results
16. experiment - an experiment in which only one variable, the manipulated variable, is deliberately changed at a time

1. - an instrument that measures temperature
4. - information obtained through the senses
7. method - an organized plan used for gathering, organizing, and communicating information
10. - the study of the composition, structure, properties, and reactions of matter
12. - the straight-line distance between two points
13. variable - the variable that causes a change in another variable / the variable that the scientist changes in an experiment