Across
- 3. theory - a well-tested explanation for a set of observations or experimental results
- 4. - a representation of an object or event
- 7. - a system of knowledge about the natural world and the methods used to find that knowledge
- 8. - information obtained through the senses
- 9. variable - the variable that causes a change in another variable / the variable that the scientist changes in an experiment
- 10. law - a statement that summarizes a pattern found in nature
- 11. - the closeness of a measurement to the true 14.value of what is measured
- 14. - a gauge of how exact a measurement is
- 15. - a proposed answer to a question
- 16. - the straight-line distance between two points
- 17. variable - a variable that changes in response to a change in the manipulated variable
Down
- 1. - the amount of space taken up by an object
- 2. - an instrument that measures temperature
- 5. 4.method - an organized plan used for gathering, organizing, and communicating information
- 6. - the study of the composition, structure, properties, and reactions of matter. 3.physics - the study of matter and energy and the interactions between the two through forces and motion
- 10. - the ratio of a material’s mass to its volume
- 12. - the amount of matter in an object
- 13. experiment - an experiment in which only one variable, the manipulated variable, is deliberately changed at a time