Physics and Chemistry Glossary Unit 1

• Abstract - A brief explanasition in a few sentences of what you have researched and the main  conclusion that you drew

• Accuracy- Of a tool is the smallest value it is capable of measuring

•  Acurate- Close to the true value 

• Article - A piece of writing in a magazine , newspaper etc

• Drawing conclusions - Deciding on something after thinking about all information connected to it

• Hypothesis [ hypotheses (pl) ] - A suggested explanation for something that has not yet been proved to be true 

• Margin of Error - The amount by wich a measure can be wrong but still in a good value

• Point of the Graph - Pair of related values taht we represent on the graph          

• Socket - The place on a wall where you connect electrical equipment to the electricity supply

• Report- Description of an event, situation or scientifical work 

• Variable - Each factors you choose in your hypotheses 

• Independent variable - Variable whose value does not depend on another variable

• Dependent variable - Variable whose value depends on what we have set as the independent variable