Honors Physical Science Chapter 1: Modeling Our Orderly World

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Science

What is the systematic study of the universe to produce observations, inferences, and models?

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Physical science

What is the study of nonliving matter and energy?

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Physics

What is the study of matter, energy, and the interactions between them?

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Chemistry

What is the study of the composition, structure, properties of matter, and the changes in matter?

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Uniformity and the law of cause and effect

Which two two things allow us to make predictions in science?

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Ethics

What is the system of moral values or theory of proper conduct one uses on a daily basis known as?

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Models

What are workable explanations of a description or phenomenon?

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Theories

Which type of model explains a set of related phenomena?

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Laws

Which type of model describes a phenomena under certain conditions?

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Workability

What is the basis upon which models are assessed?

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Observe a problem.

The first step of the Scientific Inquiry.

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Ask questions.

The second step of the Scientific Inquiry.

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Research.

The third step of the Scientific Inquiry.

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Hypothesize.

The fourth step of the Scientific Inquiry.

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Investigate further.

The fifth step of the Scientific Inquiry.

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Analyze the data.

The sixth step of the Scientific Inquiry.

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Conclude your experiment.

The seventh step of the Scientific Inquiry.

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Communicate your findings.

The eighth step of the Scientific Inquiry.

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Cyclical

Is the Scientific Inquiry linear or cyclical?

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Linear

Is the Scientific Method linear or cyclical?

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Hypothesis

What is the initial, testable explanation of a phenomenon that drives your experiment?

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1000

What does the prefix "kilo-" mean?

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100

What does the prefix "hecto-" mean?

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10

What does the prefix "deca-" mean?

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0.1

What does the prefix "deci-" mean?

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0.01

What does the prefix "centi-" mean?

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0.001

What does the prefix "milli-" mean?

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Kilo-

Which prefix stands for 10^3?

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Hecto-

Which prefix stands for 10^2?

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Deca-

Which prefix stands for 10^1?

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Deci-

Which prefix stands for 10^-1?

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Centi-

Which prefix stands for 10^-2?

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Milli-

Which prefix stands for 10^-3?

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