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?