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?

Physical science

What is the study of nonliving matter and energy?

Physics

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

Chemistry

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

Uniformity and the law of cause and effect

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

Ethics

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

Models

What are workable explanations of a description or phenomenon?

Theories

Which type of model explains a set of related phenomena?

Laws

Which type of model describes a phenomena under certain conditions?

Workability

What is the basis upon which models are assessed?

Observe a problem.

The first step of the Scientific Inquiry.

Ask questions.

The second step of the Scientific Inquiry.

Research.

The third step of the Scientific Inquiry.

Hypothesize.

The fourth step of the Scientific Inquiry.

Investigate further.

The fifth step of the Scientific Inquiry.

Analyze the data.

The sixth step of the Scientific Inquiry.

Conclude your experiment.

The seventh step of the Scientific Inquiry.

Communicate your findings.

The eighth step of the Scientific Inquiry.

Cyclical

Is the Scientific Inquiry linear or cyclical?

Linear

Is the Scientific Method linear or cyclical?

Hypothesis

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

1000

What does the prefix "kilo-" mean?

100

What does the prefix "hecto-" mean?

10

What does the prefix "deca-" mean?

0.1

What does the prefix "deci-" mean?

0.01

What does the prefix "centi-" mean?

0.001

What does the prefix "milli-" mean?

Kilo-

Which prefix stands for 10^3?

Hecto-

Which prefix stands for 10^2?

Deca-

Which prefix stands for 10^1?

Deci-

Which prefix stands for 10^-1?

Centi-

Which prefix stands for 10^-2?

Milli-

Which prefix stands for 10^-3?