The Nature of Science

an exact quantity that people agree to use to

compare measurements

• quantitative reference
• unit of measurement
• comparison metric
• measurement standard

the amount of space occupied by an object

• Mass
• Weight
• Density
• Volume

application of science to help people

• Technology
• Philosophy
• Mathematics
• Biology

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

NGSS.MS-ETS1-3

NGSS.MS-ETS1-4

the amount of matter in an object

• Weight
• Density
• Mass
• Volume

a variable that changes as another variable

changes

• dependent variable
• controlled variable
• constant variable
• independent variable

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

a visual display of data

• table
• graph
• diagram
• chart

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

a test set up under controlled conditions

• controlled experiment
• field experiment
• uncontrolled study
• random experiment

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

a variable that does NOT change as another

variable changes

• variable
• parameter
• constant factor
• constant

mass per unit volume

• Volume
• Density
• Mass
• Weight

Which of the following is an example of an

SI unit?

• second
• liter
• meter
• kilogram