ACCESS SCIENCE OVERVIEW

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What do we call a possible explanation (a guess) to explain something?

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HYPOTHESIS

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What do we call a tested idea that explains why something happens?

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THEORY

Front

Can scientific theories change over time?

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YES

Front

What are all substances in the universe made of?

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ATOMS

Front

What do you call a pure substance made of only one kind of atom?

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ELEMENT

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What do you call a group of atoms stuck together?

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MOLECULE

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What do we call the amount of “stuff” (atoms and molecules) that makes up matter?

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MASS

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What is the amount of space that all matter takes up?

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VOLUME

Front

What determines how heavy an object is?

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How DENSE it is

Front

Which is closer to the Earth--the Sun or the Moon?

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THE MOON