Problem Solving
The first item to be identified in problem solving
What is the problem/question?
The collection of information to advance knowledge
What is pure science?
The SI base unit of length
What is a meter?
This prefix means one thousand
What is kilo?
The number of centimeters in a meter
What is 100?
These are carried out to collect information
What are experiments?
The practical application of knowledge to everyday life
What is technology?
The SI base unit of mass
What is a kilogram?
This prefix means one tenth
What is deci?
The number of millimeters in a centimeter
What is 10?
The information collected during experimentation
What is data?
The branch of chemistry involving the study of carbon-based compounds
What is organic chemistry?
The SI base unit of time
What is a second?
This prefix means one hundredth
What is centi?
The number of meters in a kilometer
What is 1000?
An educated guess, based on observed facts
What is a hypothesis?
The branch of chemistry that uses physics to explain the behavior of substances
What is physical chemistry?
The SI base unit for amount of matter
What is a mole?
This prefix means one thousandth
What is milli?
The number of millimeters in a meter
What is 1000?
The explanation of facts that have been observed over a long period of time
What is a theory?
The branch of chemistry concerned with identifying substances and analyzing their chemical composition
What is analytical chemistry?
The SI base unit for electrical current
What is an ampere?
This prefix means one millionth
What is micro?
The number of millimeters in a decimeter