Physical Science Chapter 1 Vocabulary

A statement that describes what scientists expect to happen every time under a particular set of conditions.

• Hypothesis

• Scientific law

• Scientific theory

• Variable

A way of learning about the natural world through observations and logical reasoning; leads to a body of knowledge.

• Science

• Chemistry

• Physics

• Communicating

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NGSS.2-ESS1-1

NGSS.2-PS1-1

NGSS.K-2-ETS1-1

NGSS.K-PS2-1

The ongoing process of discovery in science.

• Observing

• Experiment

• Scientific inquiry

• Data

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

A well-tested explanation for a wide range of observations or experimental results.

• Hypothesis

• Scientific theory

• Scientific law

• Variable

Facts, figures, and other evidence gathered through observations.

• Data

• Hypothesis

• Variable

• Communicating

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-5

The study of the properties of matter and how matter changes.

• Physics

• Chemistry

• Scientific theory

• Scientific law

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-5

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

The one factor that a scientist changes during an experiment.

• Responding variable

• Manipulated variable

• Variable

• Data

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

An observation that deals with characteristics that are not expressed in numbers.

• Quantitative observation

• Qualitative observation

• Data

• Variable

An observation that deals with a number or amount.

• Quantitative observation

• Qualitative observation

• Data

• Variable

The process of forecasting what will happen in the future based on past experience or evidence.

• Observing

• Inferring

• Predicting

• Communicating

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2