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| A logical approach tosolving problems by observing and collecting data, formulating hypothesis, testing hypotheses, and formulating theories that are supported by data. |
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| 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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| Broad generalization that explains a body of facts or phenomena |
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| An explanation of how phenomena occurs and how data or events are related |
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| Something that has magnitude, size, or amount |
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| measure of the gravitational pull on matter. |
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| Combinations ofSI base units |
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| Amount of space occupied by an object |
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| Ratio of mass to volume, or mass divided by volume |
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| Ratio derived from the equality between two different units thatncan be used to convert from one unit to the other. |
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| A mathematical technique that allows you to use units to solve problems involving measurements |
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| Refers to the closeness of a set 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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| 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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| Consists of all the digits known with certainty plus one final digit, which is somewhat uncertain or is estimated. |
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| Numbers are written in the form MX10^N, where the factor M is a number greater than or equal to 1 but less than 10, and N is a whole number. |
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| Two quantities are directly proportional to each other if dividing one by the other gives a constant value. |
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| Two quantities are inversely proportional to each other if their product is constant |
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