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| the science that tries to understand what matter does by studying what atoms and molecules do |
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| measurement of some aspect of nature |
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| tentative interpretation or explanation of the observations |
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| highly controlled observations designed to validate or invalidate hypotheses |
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| a brief statement that synthesizes past observations and predicts future ones |
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| law of conservation of mass |
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| "In a chemical reaction matter is neither created nor destroyed" |
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| theories try to provide a broader and deeper explanation for what we observe in terms of underlying causes |
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| all matter is composed of small indestructible particles called atoms |
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