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Science |
observing, studying, and experimenting to find the nature of things |
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Technology |
the application of science for practical uses |
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law |
describes a process in nature that can be tested by repeated experiments |
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theory |
explanation of how a natural process works |
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critical thinking |
the ability and willingness to assess claims critically and to make judgements on the basis of objective and supported reasons |
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scientific methods |
a series of steps followed to solve problems including collecting data, formulating a hypothesis, testing the hypothesis, and stating conclusions |
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variable |
a factor that changes in an experiment in order to test a hypothesis |
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length |
a measure of the straight-line distance between two points |
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mass |
a measure of the amount of matter in an pbject |
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volume |
a measure of the size of a body or region in three-dimensional space |
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weight |
the measure of the gravitational force exerted on an object |
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scientific notation |
a method of expressing a quantity as a number multiplied by 10 to the appropriate power |
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precision |
the exactness of a measurement |
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significant figure |
a prescribed decimal place that determines the amount of rounding off to be done based on the precision of the measurement |
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accuracy |
a description of how close a measurement is to the true value of the quantity measured |
