Branches of Science
The study of living things
Biology
An educated guess as to what the results will be
Hypothesis
3 states of matter
Solid, liquid, gas
A material made up of two or more substances that remain visible
Mixture
The pull of an object toward the core of the Earth
Gravity
The study of matter and energy
Physics
Using your senses to observe the results
Qualitative observations
Matter that has no shape or volume
Gas
A material made up of only one type of atom or molecule
Pure substance
Travels in waves and allows us to see
Light energy
The study of the parts of the human body
Anatomy
Results that are measurable using instruments such as rulers or thermometers
Quantitative observations
The process of turning a solid into a liquid
Melting
A mixture in which one substance has dissolved into another
Solution
Physicist who formulated the three basic laws of physics
Isaac Newton
The study of the structure of the Earth
Geology
The part of the experiment that does NOT change, the baseline
Control
Matter is made up of tiny particles called
Atoms
The substance into which something can be dissolved
Solvent
A triangular piece of glass that can break apart light into a spectrum
Prism
The study of that which makes up matter
Chemistry
That which a scientist changes in order to test how it will affect the results
Independent variable
The process when a gas turns to a liquid
Condensation
A mixture in which the components are evenly distributed and undistinguishable
Homogenous mixture
A form of energy created by the movement of charged particles through a circuit
Electrical energy