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| the science that deals with the materials of the universe and the changes that these materials undergo |
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| is a set of tested hypotheses that gives an overall example of a part of nature |
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| a statement that tells what happens when things change(pg. 8-9 in the textbook) |
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| are observations that deal with the characteristics that something has |
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| are observations that deals with the numbers(like length) of something. ex. the fruit is 2 cm. long |
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| is what we call a quantitative measurement |
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| expresses a number as the product of the number formed into a number between 1 and 10 and the appropriate power of 10. |
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| are the part of a measurement that tell us what scale that the object is measured with |
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| is the system of measurement used in the United States. this includes feet and inches |
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| is the system used by the rest of the world and in the science community. this includes kilometers, meters, liters, and millimeters |
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| is based on the metric system. the units are derived from the metric system. includes kelvin, a measurement for tempature |
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| is a International system unit that measures distance and is a little bit longer than a yard |
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| is the amount of 3D space that is taken up by an object |
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| is a measurement of volume is slightly larger than a quart. |
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| one cubic centimeter and is used commonly in chemistry. |
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| is used in a lab to measure the volume of liquids and is marked with millimeters |
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| all of the certain numbers and one uncertain number in a measurement. |
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| certain numbers(of a measurement) |
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| are the first two digits in a measurement. these numbers are the same no matter who measured the object. |
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| uncertain number(in a measurement) |
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| is the third digit of a measurement and can vary depending on the person who measures the object. |
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| is when you reduce a number to fewer digits. |
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| the amount of matter present in a given volume of the substance. |
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