Scientific Method
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What is, research?
The knowledge obtained by observing natural events and conditions in order to discover facts and formulate laws or principles that can be verified or tested
a force that opposes motion between two surfaces that are in contact
What is, Friction?
anything that has mass and takes up space
What is, Matter?
the law that states that the repeating chemical and physical properties of elements change periodically with the atomic numbers of the elements
What is, Periodic Law?
Topic for research and experimentation
What is, Observation/Question?
The use of tools, machines, materials, and processes the meet human needs.
What is, Technology?
an object's change in position relative to a reference point
What is, Motion?
the temperature and pressure at which a solid becomes a liquid
What is, Melting Point?
Group 1 of the periodic table
What is, Akali Metal?
Compare the hypothesis to the results
What is, Conclusion?
An invisible force that pulls objects toward each other
What is, Gravity?
a switch that opens a circuit automatically when the current exceeds a certain value
What is, Circuit Breaker?
the temperature and pressure at which a liquid becomes a gas
What is, Boiling Point?
a vertical column of elements in the periodic table
What is, Group?
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What is, Hypothesis?
An object at rest remains at rest and an object in motion maintains its velocity unless is experiences a net force.
What is, Newton's First Law?
a material in which charges can move freely
What is, Electrical Conductor?
the change of state from a liquid to a gas
What is, Evaporation?
an element that is shiny and that conducts heat and electricity well
What is, Metal?
Record the results of the experiment
What is, Collect Data?
the tendency of an object to resist a change in motion unless an outside force acts on the object
What is, Inertia?
a material in which charges cannot move freely
What is, Electrical Insulator?
the change of state from a liquid to a gas
What is, Condensation?
an element that conducts heat and electricity poorly and that does not form positive ions in an electrolytic solution
What is, Nonmetal?