Science Matter and Energy Ch 1

substance of physical world; anything that can be tasted touched or smelled

most important attribute of matter, property of matter that makes it resist changes in motion

ability to do work

Branches of physical Science

study of the composition and interactions of matter

study of interactions between matter and energy, also known as "the foundational science"

focuses on substances containing the chemical element carbon

focuses on substances that do not contain carbon

orderly process by which scientists investigate the secrets of nature

law of cause and effect

logic error in which a conclusion is not a logical consequence of the evidence that the conclusion is supposedly based on

amount of gravitational pull on an object

the amount of matter/inertia in an object

"language of Science"

science put to use

set of symbols summarizing a mathematical relationship between quantities

close measurement that reflects the actual value

the repeatability of a measurement

simplified method that's used to express very large or very small numbers

FPS

S.I.

length

capacity, volume

mass, weight

time

most nations use what temperature scale

measures absolute temperature