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- science organized way to find answers to questions
- scien. method the way that science uses to answer questions
- hypothesis a possible explanation of an event in nature
- variable the factor that is being tested in an experiment
- control the part of the experiment that is compared to
- experiment usually differs from the control part by a single variable
- data careful numerical records of observations
- conclusion statement of what an experiment has shown
- theory time tested concept that makes a useful prediction and explanation
- law a principle that predicts something in nature
- liter 1000 cubic centimeters
- kilo one thousand 1000
- milli one thousandth 0.001
- centi one hundredth 0.01
- micro one millionth 0.000001
- nano one billionth 0.000000001
- meter SI unit of length = 39.34 inches
- cubic cm. 1 milliliter
- mass measure of the amount of matter
- volume amount of space something takes up
- weight measure of the pull of gravity on something
- kilogram SI unit of mass = 2.2 pounds
- Celsius SI temperature scale
- observation using the senses to describe something in nature
- bias an idea that influences an observation - we should avoid this
- biology the study of living things
- microbiology the study of organisms too small to be seen with the eye alone
- botany the study of plants
- zoology the study of animals
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