Question

prelaboratory assignment

1. provide the key term that corresponds to each of the following definitions.

(a) the branch of science that studies the composition and properties of matter
(b) the methodical exploration of nature and logical explanation of the observations
(c) a systematic investigation that involves performing an experiment, proposing a hypothesis, testing the hypothesis, and stating a theory or law
(d) a scientific procedure for collecting data and recording observations under controlled conditions
(e) a tentative proposal of a scientific principle that attempts to explain the meaning of the data collected in an experiment
(f) an extensively tested proposal of a scientific principle that explains the behavior of nature
key terms: chemistry, experiment, hypothesis, science, scientific method, theory

Explanation:

(a) Chemistry is the science of matter's composition and properties.
(b) Science involves methodical exploration and logical explanation of nature.
(c) The scientific method includes experiment - hypothesis - testing - theory steps.
(d) An experiment is for data - collection under controlled conditions.
(e) A hypothesis is a tentative scientific principle proposal.
(f) A theory is an extensively - tested scientific principle proposal.

Answer:

(a) Chemistry
(b) Science
(c) Scientific method
(d) Experiment
(e) Hypothesis
(f) Theory