Chapters 1-3 Crossword

an organized set of investigation procedures
possible explanation for a problem using what you know and what you observe
tests the effect of one thing on another using controlled conditions
quantity that can have more than one single value
value changes according to the changes in other variables
variable you change to see how it will affect the dependent variable
a factor that never changes/stays the same throughout
standard by which the test results can be compared
preconceived expectations that changes how the results are viewed
represents an idea, event, or object to help people better understand
an explanation of things or events based on knowledge gained from many observations and investigations
statement about what happens in nature and that seems to be true consistently
application of science to help people
exact quantity that people agree to use to compare measurements
standards of measurements universally accepted and understood by scientists throughout the world
amount of space occupied by an object
measurement of the quantity of matter in an object
visual display of info or data
how far an object moves
distance and direction of an object’s change in position
distance an object travels per unit of time
total distance traveled divided by the total time of traveled
speed at a given point in time
rate of change of velocity
a push or pull
forces on an object that are equal in size and opposite in direction
when two or more forces act on an object at the same time, the forces combine to form the______
tendency of an object to resist any change in its motion; tendency of an object to resist any change in its motion
to every action force there is an equal and opposite reaction force
product of an object’s mass and velocity; p= mv
net force exerted toward the center of a curved path
acceleration toward the center of a curved or circular path
the gravitational force exerted on an object
attractive force between any two objects that depends on the masses of the objects and the distance between them
(friction-like force) opposes the motion of objects of objects that move through the air
force that opposes the motion of two surfaces sliding past each other
frictional force that prevents two surfaces from sliding past each others
the force that opposes the sliding motion of two surfaces that are touching each other