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26 Cards in this Set
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anything that has mass and takes up space
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matter
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the study of the compostion of matter and the changes that matter undergoes
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chemistry
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the study of all chemicals containing carbon
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organic chemistry
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the study of chemicals that dont contain carbon
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inorganic chemistry
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th study tat ocuses on the compostion of matter
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biochemistry
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the area that deals with the mechanism, the rate,and the energy transfer that occurs when matter undergoes a change
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physical chemistry
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the pursuit of chemical knowledge for its own sake
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pure chemistry
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research that is directed toward a practical goal or application
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applied chemistry
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the means by which a society provides its members with those things needed and desired
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technology
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objects tha are large enough to see with the unaided eye
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macroscopic
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objects that can be seen only under magnification
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microscopic
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applies science to the production of biological products or processes
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biotechnology
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a material found in air, water, soil thatis harmful to humans or other organisms
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pollutant
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a logical, systematic approach to te solution of a scientifcproblem
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scientific method
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when you use your senses to obtain information
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observation
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is a proposed explanation for an observation
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hypothesis
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a procedure that is used to test a hypothesis
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experiment
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independent variable
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manipulated variable
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dependent variable
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responding variable
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a well tested explanation for a broad set of observations
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theory
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is a concise statement that summarizes the results of many oberservations and experiments
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scentific law
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list the scientific theory
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observation, hypothesis, experiment, analyze data, conculsion
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a property that depends on the amount of matter in a sample
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extensive property
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a property that depends on the type of matter in a sample
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intensive property
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a chemical combination of simple substances
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compound
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either an element or a compound can be classified as this
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substance
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