Introduction to Physical Science – Scientific Method, Measurements & Data Study Guide 2026–2027

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Introduction to Physical
Science – Scientific
Method, Measurements &
Data Study Guide
2026/2027



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Physics The study of matter and energy and the interactions between the two through
forces and motion.


Chemistry The study of the properties of matter and how matter changes


Scientific Method A series of steps followed to solve problems including collecting data,
formulating a hypothesis, testing the hypothesis, and stating conclusions.


Data evidence; information gathered from observations


Qualitative Data descriptive data


Quantitate Data numerical data


Independent Variable A variable (often denoted by x ) whose variation does not depend on that of
another.


Dependent Variable A variable (often denoted by y ) whose value depends on that of another.




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