Flashcards: VOCABULARY #8
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titansforever on November 14, 2011
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 science | the knowledge obtained by observing natural events and conditions in order to discover facts and formulate laws and principles that can be verified or tested. |
| data | any pieces of information acquired through observation or experimentation. |
| hypothesis | an explanation that is based on prior scientific research or observations and that can be tested. |
| observation | the process of obtaining information by using the senses. |
| scientific method | a series of steps followed to solve problems. |
| law | a summary of many experimental results and observations; a law tells how things work. |
| model | a pattern, plan, representation, or description designed to show the structure or workings of an object, system, or concept. |
| theory | an explanation that ties together many hypotheses and observations. |
| engineering | the process of creating technology. |
| prototype | a test model of a product. |
| technology | the products and processes that are designed to serve our needs. |
| area | a measure of the size of a surface or a region. |
| mass | a measure of the amount of matter in an object; a fundamental property of an object that is not affected by the forces that act on the object, such as the gravitational force. |
| temperature | a measure of how hot (or cold) something is; specifically, a measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in an object. |
| volume | a measure of the size of a body or region in the three-dimensional space. |