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| is a logical approach to solving problems by observing and collecting data, formulating hypotheses, testing hypotheses, and formulating theories that are supported by collected data. |
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| is a specific portion of matter in a given region of space that has been selected for study during an experiment or observation. |
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| is known as a testable statement. |
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| is more than a physical object; it is often an explaination of how phenomena occur and how data or events are related. |
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| is a broad generalizatiom that explains a body of facts or phenomena. |
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| is something that has magnitude, size, or amount. |
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| Le Systeme International d'Unites. |
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| is a measurement of the gravitational pull on matter. |
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| combination of SI base units. |
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| is the amount of space occupied by an object. |
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| is the ratio of mass to volume. |
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| is a mathematical technique that allows you to use units to solve problems involving measurements. |
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| refers to the closeness of measurements to the correct or accepted value of the quantity measured. |
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| refers to the closeness of a set of measurements of the same quantity made in the same way. |
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| is calculated by subtracting the accepted value from the experimental value, dividing the difference by the accepted value, and then multiplying by 100. |
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| in a measurement consists of allthe digits known with certainty plus one final diget, which is somewhat uncertain or is estimated. |
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| numbers are written in the form of (M*10^n)where the factor M is a number greater than or equal to 1 but less that 10 and n is a whole number. |
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| the relationship between two variables whose ratio is a constant value. |
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| the relationship between two variables whose product is constant. |
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