Physical Science Semester Test Worksheet

Pattern of investigation procedures that can include stating a problem, forming a hypothesis, researching and gathering information, testing a hypothesis, analyzing data, and drawing conclusions
Factor that changes as a result of changes in other variables
Possible explanation for a problem using what is known and what is observed
Organized procedure for testing a hypothesis; tests the effect of one thing on another under controlled conditions
Quantity that can have more than a single value, can cause a change in the results of an experiment
Factor that, as it changes, affects the measure of another variable
In an experiment, a variable that does not change.
Standard used for comparison of test results in an experiment
Occurs when a scientist's expectations change how the results of an experiment are viewed
Can be used to represent an idea, object, or event that is too big, too small, too complex, or too dangerous to observe or test directly
Explanation of things or events based on knowledge gained from many observations and investigations
Statement about what happens in nature that seems to be true all the time; does not explain why or how something happens.
Exact, agreed-upon quantity used for comparison
International system of Units- that improved, universally accepted version of the metric system that is based on multiples of ten and includes the meter (m), liter (L), and kilogram (kg)
Amount of space occupied by an object
Anything that takes up space and has mass
Amount of matter in an object
Mass per unit volume of a material
Visual display of information or data
Application of science to benefit people
Group of people that share similar values and beliefs
A change in an object's position relative to a reference point
Distance and direction of an object's change in position from the starting point
Distance and object travels per unit of time
The speed and direction of a moving object
Property of a moving object that equals its mass times its velocity