The Scientific Method
Name: ______________________ Date: ____________
Write the letter of the matching definition next to each term.
1. Question
A. Anything providing permanent evidence of or information about past events
2. organize
B. The subject matter at issue
3. hypothesis
C. That which has mass and occupies space
4. gather
D. Sewing consisting of small folds or puckers made by pulling tight a thread in a line of stitching
5. test
E. To decide by reasoning
6. record
F. Study of the natural world through experiments
7. analyze
G. To make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical ___ of
8. conclude
H. A trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group
9. theory
I. The heating elements of a stove or range on which pots and pans are placed for cooking
10. science
J. A tentative insight into the natural world
11. ho
K. One thousand grams
12. Matter
L. Bottle that has a narrow neck
13. mass
M. How much matter something contains
14. scale
N. Trying something to find out about it
15. weight
O. A flatbottomed jar made of glass or plastic
16. balance
P. A metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram
17. beaker
Q. The vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity
18. flask
R. Tool for weighing things; also a set of musical notes
19. burner
S. German chemist who with Kirchhoff pioneered spectrum analysis but is remembered mainly for his
20. gram
T. A tentative insight into the natural world
21. kilogram
U. Staying steady without falling over
22. bunsen
V. To arrange by systematic planning and united effort