A Physics Toolkit Vocabulary - Physics M1

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_____ is the use of scientific inquiry to form testable explanations and make predictions about the natural world

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science

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_____ is the branch of science that studies energy and matter and their relationships.

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physics

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patterns of investigation procedures

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scientific method

Answer explanation

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a testable explanation for a problem, using what you know and have observed

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hypothesis

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a representation of an idea, event, structure, or object

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model

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an explanation based on knowledge gained from many observations and investigations

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scientific theory

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statement about what happens in nature, which seems to be true all the time

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scientific law

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the improved, universally accepted version of the metric system that is based on multiples of ten

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international system of units

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method of treating units as algebraic quantities so they can be cancelled

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dimensional analysis

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valid digits in a measurement

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significant figures