Physics ( correct answers ) The study of forces, energy,
motion
Chemistry ( correct answers ) The study of atoms and molecules, their
and their interactions to form
structures,
substances
Earth science ( correct answers ) The study of the Earth's
structure andand processes that change
composition,
Earth
essential attributes of science ( correct answers ) Studies the
natural
Uses world
testable
ideas
Relies on data from
Presented for evaluation by other
observations/experiments
scientists
Leads to further
questions/research
variables ( correct answers ) The changing quantities in an
experiment
independent variable ( correct answers ) What you change in an
experiment on
purpos
e
dependent variable ( correct answers ) The variable that changes
because of an
independent
variable
control variable ( correct answers ) The variable(s) you don't want to
study,
be either
need
eliminated
to or kept
constant
observational study ( correct answers ) When systems are observed as
they
in nature,
appearresearchers do not attempt to
change them
physical model ( correct answers ) A model of a physical phenomenon,
such as a
planetary
system
conceptual model( correct answers ) A model used to visualize things
thatseen,
be cannot
such as
atoms
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,mathematical model ( correct answers ) A model that
treats physical objects/phenomena using mathematical
methods
computer model ( correct answers ) A detailed, complex model
calculated by a computer
principle of falsification ( correct answers ) Principle that only
falsifiable statements can be subject to scientific inquiry
hypothesis ( correct answers ) A testable statement about how something
in nature works
law ( correct answers ) A concise statement that is supported by
scientific evidence and repeated experiments, describes a widespread
pattern in nature (what)
theory ( correct answers ) A statement that explains a wide range of
observations,
meter supported
( correct answers by a large
) Base body
unit of of scientific evidence (how/why)
length
kilogram ( correct answers ) Base unit of
mass
second ( correct answers ) Base unit of
time
kelvin ( correct answers ) Base unit of
temperature
Derived units ( correct answers ) What is produced when the base
units/quantities are combined
Speed ( correct answers ) The name for the distance traveled divided by
an interval of time
Volume ( correct answers ) Term for the amount of space an object
occupies
Liquid displacement( correct answers ) Method of determining the
volume of an object by measuring the amount of liquid it displaces
direct relationship ( correct answers ) A relationship between two
variables where increasing one increases the other, and vice versa
inverse relationship ( correct answers ) A relationship between two
variables where increasing one decreases the other, and vice versa
Velocity ( correct answers ) A combination of speed and
direction
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, Acceleratio ( correct answers ) Term for any change in an object's
n
direction speed and/or
Force ( correct answers ) Term for a push or a pull with direction and
magnitude. You may not feel it.
Net force ( correct answers ) The sum of all forces acting on
an object
balanced forces ( correct answers ) Term for forces that combine to
produce a net force of 0
Newton's first law ( correct answers ) An object in motion remains in
motion unless acted on by a net force
inertia ( correct answers ) The tenancy to keep the same motion/velocity
or remain at rest. Newton's first law
Newton's second law ( correct answers ) Net force = mass x
acceleration (F = ma)
Newton's third law( correct answers ) When one object exerts a force on
a second
object, the second object exerts a force of the same magnitude in
the opposite
direction on the first object ("For every action, an equal and
opposite reaction")
friction ( correct answers ) The force that opposes the motion of an
object on which it acts
Kinetic friction ( correct answers ) Friction between two objects moving
against each other
Static friction ( correct answers ) Friction between two objects
touching but not moving against each other
Fluid resistance ( correct answers ) Friction when an object moves
through a gas or liquid
Gravity ( correct answers ) Attractive force between objects directly
proportional to their masses and inversely proportional to the square of
their distance
Linear momentum ( correct answers ) Name for the mass of an object
times its velocity
Law of conservation of momentum ( correct answers ) Term for the
fact that momentum is conserved when two or more objects collide
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motion
Chemistry ( correct answers ) The study of atoms and molecules, their
and their interactions to form
structures,
substances
Earth science ( correct answers ) The study of the Earth's
structure andand processes that change
composition,
Earth
essential attributes of science ( correct answers ) Studies the
natural
Uses world
testable
ideas
Relies on data from
Presented for evaluation by other
observations/experiments
scientists
Leads to further
questions/research
variables ( correct answers ) The changing quantities in an
experiment
independent variable ( correct answers ) What you change in an
experiment on
purpos
e
dependent variable ( correct answers ) The variable that changes
because of an
independent
variable
control variable ( correct answers ) The variable(s) you don't want to
study,
be either
need
eliminated
to or kept
constant
observational study ( correct answers ) When systems are observed as
they
in nature,
appearresearchers do not attempt to
change them
physical model ( correct answers ) A model of a physical phenomenon,
such as a
planetary
system
conceptual model( correct answers ) A model used to visualize things
thatseen,
be cannot
such as
atoms
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,mathematical model ( correct answers ) A model that
treats physical objects/phenomena using mathematical
methods
computer model ( correct answers ) A detailed, complex model
calculated by a computer
principle of falsification ( correct answers ) Principle that only
falsifiable statements can be subject to scientific inquiry
hypothesis ( correct answers ) A testable statement about how something
in nature works
law ( correct answers ) A concise statement that is supported by
scientific evidence and repeated experiments, describes a widespread
pattern in nature (what)
theory ( correct answers ) A statement that explains a wide range of
observations,
meter supported
( correct answers by a large
) Base body
unit of of scientific evidence (how/why)
length
kilogram ( correct answers ) Base unit of
mass
second ( correct answers ) Base unit of
time
kelvin ( correct answers ) Base unit of
temperature
Derived units ( correct answers ) What is produced when the base
units/quantities are combined
Speed ( correct answers ) The name for the distance traveled divided by
an interval of time
Volume ( correct answers ) Term for the amount of space an object
occupies
Liquid displacement( correct answers ) Method of determining the
volume of an object by measuring the amount of liquid it displaces
direct relationship ( correct answers ) A relationship between two
variables where increasing one increases the other, and vice versa
inverse relationship ( correct answers ) A relationship between two
variables where increasing one decreases the other, and vice versa
Velocity ( correct answers ) A combination of speed and
direction
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, Acceleratio ( correct answers ) Term for any change in an object's
n
direction speed and/or
Force ( correct answers ) Term for a push or a pull with direction and
magnitude. You may not feel it.
Net force ( correct answers ) The sum of all forces acting on
an object
balanced forces ( correct answers ) Term for forces that combine to
produce a net force of 0
Newton's first law ( correct answers ) An object in motion remains in
motion unless acted on by a net force
inertia ( correct answers ) The tenancy to keep the same motion/velocity
or remain at rest. Newton's first law
Newton's second law ( correct answers ) Net force = mass x
acceleration (F = ma)
Newton's third law( correct answers ) When one object exerts a force on
a second
object, the second object exerts a force of the same magnitude in
the opposite
direction on the first object ("For every action, an equal and
opposite reaction")
friction ( correct answers ) The force that opposes the motion of an
object on which it acts
Kinetic friction ( correct answers ) Friction between two objects moving
against each other
Static friction ( correct answers ) Friction between two objects
touching but not moving against each other
Fluid resistance ( correct answers ) Friction when an object moves
through a gas or liquid
Gravity ( correct answers ) Attractive force between objects directly
proportional to their masses and inversely proportional to the square of
their distance
Linear momentum ( correct answers ) Name for the mass of an object
times its velocity
Law of conservation of momentum ( correct answers ) Term for the
fact that momentum is conserved when two or more objects collide
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