Across
- 2. the study of energy, forces, and motion
- 4. information obtained through the senses
- 7. law a statement that summarizes a pattern found in nature
- 10. experiment an experiment in which only one variable is changed at a time
- 12. the study of the composition, structure, properties, and reactions of matter
- 15. the distance between two points
- 16. the basic metric unit of liquid volume
- 17. a representation of an object or event that would be too small or large to otherwise study
- 19. variable the variable that causes a change in another variable / the variable that the scientist changes in an experiment
Down
- 1. the amount of matter in an object
- 3. variable a variable that does not change in an experiment
- 5. theory a well-tested explanation for a set of observations or experimental results
- 6. a system of knowledge about the natural world and the methods used to find that knowledge
- 8. method an organized plan used for gathering, organizing, and communicating information
- 9. the amount of space taken up by an object
- 11. a proposed answer to a question; a prediction that is usually written as an if/then statement
- 13. the basic metric unit of length
- 14. variable a variable that changes in response to a change in the manipulated variable / the variable that the scientist measures
- 18. the basic metric unit of mass