PS CH 1 Vocabulary S 2 S 3
__1. Controlled experimentA. proposed answer to a question
__2. HypothesisB. organized plan used to gain, organize and share information
__3. Manipulated variableC. well-tested explanation of an observation or experiment
__4. ModelD. information obtained through the senses
__5. ObservationE. variable that CAUSES a change in the other variable
__6. Responsible variableF. experiment in which only one variable is changed
__7. Scientific lawG. variable that RESPONDS to a change in the manipulated variab
__8. Scientific methodH. a statement that summarizes a pattern found in nature
__9. Scientific theoryI. representation of an object or an event
__10. AccuracyA. how heavy or light something is
__11. Conversion factorB. distance between two points
__12. DensityC. a number like 6.4 x 10 5 m or 9.116 x 10^ 3 kg
__13. LengthD. measuring how hot or cold something is
__14. MassE. how exact a measurement is
__15. PrecisionF. amount of space taken up by an object
__16. Scientific notationG. ratio of a materials mass to its volume
__17. Significant figuresH. a fraction that is used to convert units ( 1 foot/12 inch)
__18. ThermometerI. closeness of a measurements to the true value
__19. VolumeJ. all the digits in a measurements that are directly measured
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