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| logical approach to solving problems by observing and collecting data, formulating a hypothesis, and forming 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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| constants in an experiment |
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| more than a physical object; often an explanation of how phenomena occur and how data or events are related |
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| broad explanation that is a general description of facts or phenomena |
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| something that has magnitude, size, or amount |
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| Le Systeme International d'Unites; standard of measurement |
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| represents 10^-2, (1/100), 0.01 m |
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| measure of the gravitational pull on matter |
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| combination of SI base units |
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| amount of space occupied by an object |
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| ratio of mass to volume; mass/volume |
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| ratio derived from the equality between two different units that can be used to convert from one unit to the other |
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| mathematical technique that allows you to use units to solve problems involving measurements |
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| closeness of measurements to the correct or accepted value of the quantity measured |
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| 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 values, dividing the difference by the accepted value, multiplied by 100 |
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| measurements consisting of all the digits known with plus one final digit |
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| number written in the form of M*10^n, where M is a number greater than or equal to 1 but less than 10 and N is a whole number |
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| Curved line; product of X and Y is constant |
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