Chemistry Vocabulary: Introduction to Chemistry

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What is a well-tested explanation for a broad set of observations?

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Theory

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What is information obtained through the senses, usually involving a measurement?

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Observation

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What is the study of the composition of matter and the changes that matter undergoes?

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Chemistry

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What is a logical, systematic approach to the solution of a scientific problem?

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Scientific method

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What is matter?

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Anything that takes up space and has mass.

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What is a proposed explanation for a phenomenon that can be tested?

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Hypothesis

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What is a statement that describes a consistent relationship observed in nature?

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Scientific law

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What is the process of gathering data through the senses?

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Observation

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What is the term for a substance that has a definite composition?

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Chemical

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What is the smallest unit of an element that retains the properties of that element?

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