Ch. 1 section 4
Application of scientific knowledge to benefit people
Technology
a quantity that can have more than a single value
variable
exact quantity that people agree to use to compare measurements
standard
visual display of information or data
graph
what is the symbol for meter
m
______ is an exploration process
Science
factor that does not change
constant
The amount of space occupied by an object
volume
Scientist often graph their data to detect?
patterns
what is the unit for s
second
A country that has developed industry and experiences large economic growth
Industrialized
possible explanation for a problem using what you know and what you observe
hypothesis
mass per unit volume of a material
Density
shows how a relationship between two variables changes over time
line graph
what is the symbol for mole
mol
This was the height of technology for over 1,000 years
Quill pen
represents an idea, event, or object to help people better understand it
model
a dime is about ___ thick
1 mm
best used to compare information collected by counting
bar graph
what is the symbol for candela
cd
what technologies were used to produce your textbook
computer, printing presses
the standard by which the test results cannot be compared
control
anything that takes up space and has mass
matter
shows how a fixed quantity is broken down into parts
circle graph
what is the symbol for kelvin
k