Matter and its Nature

Qualitative Observation

• Observations that use words, not data

• Observations that use data, not words

Quantitative Observation

• Observations that use words, not data

• Observations that use data, not words

Interpretation

• An attempt to put meaning into an observation

• A single, unproven assumption/idea which attempts to explain a behavior

• A number of hypotheses that take observations and combine them into a logical pattern

Hypothesis

• An attempt to put meaning into an observation

• A single, unproven assumption/idea which attempts to explain a behavior

• A number of hypotheses that take observations and combine them into a logical pattern

Theory

• An attempt to put meaning into an observation

• A single, unproven assumption/idea which attempts to explain a behavior

• A number of hypotheses that take observations and combine them into a logical pattern

"Law"in Chemistry is defined as...

• a system of rules that are created and enforced through social or governmental institutions to regulate behavior

• Summary statement that explains a vast amount of experiments and their results

• a system that regulates and ensures that individuals or a community adhere to the will of the state.

Matter is...

• Anything

• Anything that occupies space

• Anything that has mass and occupies space

• Anything that has mass

Mass is...

• Amount of matter contained in an object

• Amount of grammes contained in an object

• Amount of space the object occupies

Volume is...

• Amount of matter the object contains

• Amount of cm³ an object contains

• Amount of space the object occupies

Extensive Property...

• Depends on how much of the substance is present

• Depends on the nature of the substance, not how much substance is present

• depends on the external physical appearance of the object