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Matter
anything that has mass and takes space
Chemistry
the study of the composition and the changes it undergoes
Organic Chemistry
study of chemicals containing carbon
Biochemistry
processes that take place in a living organism
Inorganic Chemistry
chemicals that DO NOT have carbon
Analytical Chemistry
Focuses on the composition of matter
Physical Chemistry
deals with mechanism, rate and energy transfer when in change
Pure Chemistry
the pursuit of chemical knowledge for its own sake
Applied Chemistry
is directed to a particular goal
Scientific Method
logical approach to the solution of a problem
Technology
provides its members with those things needed and desired
Observation
when you use your senses to obtain info
Hypothesis
proposed explanation for an observation
Experiment
a procedure that is used to test a hypothesis
Independent Variable
manipulated variable
Dependent Variable
changes throughout the experiment
Model
a representation of an object
Theory
a well tested explanation for the broad set of observations
Scientific Law
is a concise statement that sums up the results