Chemistry Final

What is the scientific method?

It is a logical approach to the solution of problems
What are the three steps in the scientific method?
- Observation
- Hypothesis
- Experiment
What is Quantitative?
- =measurement
- ~numbers
- ~mass
- ~volume
- ~Temperature
What is Qualitative?
- =A description
- ~no measurement
- ~color
- ~shape
- ~size general
What is A theory?
- An explanation that has been supported by many experiments
- (can be modified to include new data)
What is observation?

Gathering info, how things look ,smell ,or taste
What is hypothesis?

A tentative explanation for what has been observed.
What is experimentation?

is a test of the hypothesis

(can be quantatative or qualitative)
What is scientific law?

describes a relationship in nature, that is supported by many experiments and for which no exception has been found.

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Chemistry Final

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Scientific Method

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2009-11-26T17:39:51Z

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