Scientific Terms

3. a well-tested explanation for a set of observations or experimental results
7. a system of knowledge about the natural world and the methods used to find that knowledge
8. a statement that summarizes a pattern found in nature
13. the study of the composition, structure, properties, and reactions of matter
15. the variable that causes a change in another variable / the variable that the scientist changes in an experiment
16. the amount of matter in an object

1. a proposed answer to a question; a prediction
2. information obtained through the senses
4. the amount of space taken up by an object
5. an experiment in which only one variable, the manipulated variable, is deliberately changed at a time
6. a variable that changes in response to a change in the manipulated variable
9. the straight-line distance between two points
10. the study of matter and energy and the interactions between the two through forces and motion
11. a representation of an object or event
12. method an organized plan used for gathering, organizing, and communicating information
14. an instrument that measures temperature