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18 Cards in this Set
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Justin Unterreiner
Chemistry Flash Cards Chapter 1 |
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Matter
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Anything that has mass and takes up space
The base block making up our universe |
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Chemistry
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The study of what matter is made of and how matter changes
The study of matter and its properties |
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Organic Chemistry
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The study of all matter that contains carbon
Study of all organic matter |
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Inorganic Chemistry
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The study of matter that, in general, does not contain carbon
Study of all inorganic matter |
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Biochemistry
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The area of chemistry that focuses on processes that take place in organisms
The study of an organisms' functions |
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Analytical Chemistry
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The study of what matter is made of
Study of how molecules are built |
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Physical Chemistry
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The area of chemistry that deals with the mechanism, the rate, and the energy transfer that occurs when matter undergoes a change
The study of the changes of matter |
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Technology
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The means by which a society provides its members with the things they need
The development of a society's necessary processes |
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Scientific Methodology
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A general style of investigation with a logical approach to the solution of a scientific problem
The style of explaining and proving scientific ideas |
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Observation
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The use of your senses to obtain information
Obtaining information without interfering |
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Hypothesis
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A processed explanation for an observation
A way to explain observations |
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Experiment
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A procedure used to test a hypothesis
How scientist test things |
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Independent Variable
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The variable changed during an experiment
Variable that is varied |
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Dependent Variable
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The variable observed during an experiment
Variable that is hoped to correlate with the Independent Variable |
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Model
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A representation of an object or event
A physical object used to present a process or object |
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Theory
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A well-tested explanation for a set of observations
An idea based on multiple observations |
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Scientific Law
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A brief summary of the results of many observations and experiments
A theory in science thought to be absolute truth |
