Physics Vocabulary 1

The study of matter and how it moves

• Chemistry

• Physics

• Geology

• Astronomy

The study of molecules and how they chemically interact

• Chemistry

• Physics

• Geology

• Astronomy

The study of space

• Chemistry

• Physics

• Geology

• Astronomy

The study of rocks and minerals

• Chemistry

• Physics

• Geology

• Astronomy

The study of life

• Chemistry

• Physics

• Astronomy

• Biology

Observation

• A process of watching and noting the occurrence of actions
• A type of bird
• A mathematical calculation
• A type of food

hypothesis

• A guess or prediction
• A proven fact
• A type of chemical reaction
• A mathematical formula

Manipulated Variable

• Dependent Variable, the variable you have no direct control over.

• Dependent Variable, the variable you are able to change in an experiment.

• Independent Variable, the variable you are able to change in an experiment.

• Independent Variable, the variable you have no direct control over.

Responding Variable

• the one that changes because you did something

• the variable that you can directly change

• the Independent variable

• the variable that changes

Controlled Experiment

• An experiment with no control group
• An experiment where all variables are kept constant except for one
• An experiment conducted in a controlled environment like a lab
• An experiment where the outcome is already known