Match the vocabulary words with their correct definitions.

1 .
significant figures
those digits in a number that have true value
2 .
scientific method
doing repeated tests to verify a hypothesis
3 .
liter
the number of times a base number is multiplied times itself, shown as a superscript
4 .
theory
standard metric unit of volume
5 .
meter
ordered steps a scientist uses in his or her work
6 .
hypothesis
possible answer to a scientific problem
7 .
scientific notation
suggested or proposed solution to a general scientific area of inquiry
8 .
experimentation
system of measurement based on the number ten
9 .
metric system
scientific fact which provides repeatable results and has never been falsified
10 .
exponent
system of writing numbers as a multiple of a power of 10
11 .
second
standard unit of time
12 .
law
standard metric unit of length

The correct definitions are as follows

significant figures

those digits in a number that have true value

scientific method

ordered steps a scientist uses in his or her work

liter

standard metric unit of volume

theory

suggested or proposed solution to a general scientific area of inquiry

meter

standard metric unit of length

hypothesis

possible answer to a scientific problem

scientific notation

system of writing numbers as a multiple of a power of 10

experimentation

doing repeated tests to verify a hypothesis

metric system

system of measurement based on the number ten

exponent

the number of times a base number is multiplied times itself, shown as a superscript

second

standard unit of time

law

scientific fact which provides repeatable results and has never been falsified

chinese civil war took place over a long period of time between 1927 and 1950. the war was interrupted when japan invaded china in 1936 and by world war ii. the war was fought between the nationalist government of china, also called the kuomintang (kmt), and the communist party of china (cpc).