Physics
The study of matter and energy and their interactions
What is physical science?
The one factor a scientist changes in an experiment
What is the independent variable?
International system used to establish units of measurements for scientific endeavors.
What is the SI system?
A principle that is in effect always and everywhere
What is a universal law?
for a set of numbers, the __________ is the sum of the numbers divided by the number of numbers in the set
What is the average?
Anything that has mass and takes up space
What is matter?
The factor in an experiment that is measured or is thought to be affected by the thing that the scientist changed.
What is the dependent variable?
SI unit for mass
What is a kilogram?
A scientific explanation that accounts for observations of many types
What is a scientific theory
Information gathered in the course of scientific study.
What is the data?
The ability or capacity to do work
What is energy?
Values or conditions a scientist keeps the same during an experiment
What are constants?
SI unit for temperature
What is kelvin?
A tentative answer or solution to a scientific question or problem that considers observations related to the original question or problem posed; may be framed as a detailed question or statement
What is a hypothesis?
Measuring something using descriptors, such as color or shape
What is a qualitative measurement?
The ability of a material to stretch from original shape and return to original shape
What is elasticity?
The result of an experiment, based on the data. The ________________ tells others what happened in an experiment.
What is a conclusion?
SI unit for distance.
What is a meter?
An artificial representation of a real system or process, designed to help understand the structure or behavior of the actual system or process
What is a model?
Measuring something by performing calculations with numbers.
What is a quantitative measurement?
SI unit for time
What is a second?