Across
- 4. a workable explanation or description of a phenomenon
- 7. a model that often expressed as a mathematical equation that describes phenomena under certain conditions, is called a law
- 8. (international system of units) a modern system of standardized metric units
- 9. directs us to fill the earth and have dominion
- 10. the study of matter and energy and the interactions between them
- 11. the degree of exactness of the measurements
- 13. quantitative data based on numbers and quantities
- 15. inquiry An ongoing, orderly, cyclinical approach used to investigate the world
- 16. the study of the composition, structure, and properties of matter as well as changes in matter
Down
- 1. an initial, testable explanation of a phenomenon that stimulates and guides the scientific investigation
- 2. the key to good models. How well does the model explain or describe what we observe? How accurate are predictions?
- 3. the study of nonliving matter and energy
- 5. systematic study of the universe to produce observations, inferences, and models
- 6. compares a measurement to the accepted or expected value of a measurement
- 12. a system of moral values or a theory of proper conduct
- 14. a model that explains a related set of phenomena. It can be used to predict unobserved aspects of the phenomena