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1
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independent variable

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What you are testing; What is “manipulated”

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2
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dependent variable

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Result from independent variable; what is “measured”

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3
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constants

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Everything that stays the same during an experiment

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4
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control

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all the constants but without manipulating the independent variable

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5
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life science

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biology, botamy, zoology

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earth science

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geology, astronomy

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7
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science

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observing or studying or experimenting to find patterns in nature

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technology

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application of science usually resulting in an invention

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9
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scientific law

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description of events in nature; what happens

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10
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scientific theory

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explanation of events in nature; why things happen

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11
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accuracy

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how close your measurement is to the actual measurement

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12
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physical science

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chemistry, physics scientist investigate; the study of matter and energy

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13
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precision

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how close your measurement is to other measurements

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14
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standard

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a quantity that people agree to use for comparison

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15
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volume (V)

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the amount if space occupied by and object

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mass (m)

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the amount of matter that an object has

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17
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scientific notation

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write very large (positive exponent) or very small (negative exponent) number as a power of ten

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18
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density

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the amount of matter in a given amount of space

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19
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international systems of units

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Metric system and other units

20
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weight

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amount of gravity acting on an object

21
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significant digits

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the certain digits that can be read from the tool plus one estimated digit

22
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derived units

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a unit of measurement obtained by multiplication or division of the base units of a system without the introduction of numerical factors.

23
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dimensional analysis

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conversions

24
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Giga (G)

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1,000,000,000

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Mega (M)

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1,000,000

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Kilo (k)

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1000

27
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deci (d)

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1/10

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centi (c)

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1/100

29
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milli (m)

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1/1000

30
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micro (u)

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1/1,000,000

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nano (n)

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1/1,000,000,000

32
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conversion factor

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fraction equal to 1 with different units in numerator and denominator ex:( 1= 100cm/1m)

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Data

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information collected from experiment

34
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length

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length of something

35
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conclusion

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judgement regarding the hypothesis based on the interpretation of the data

36
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hypothesis

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an educated guess so the solution of the problem

37
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scientific method

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an organized set of investigation procedures

38
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  1. of scientific method
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define the problem

39
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2.of scientific method

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gather information

40
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  1. of scientific method
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hypothesis

41
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  1. of scientific method
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preform the experiment

42
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  1. of scientific method
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Analyze data

43
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  1. of scientific method
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draw conclusion from data

44
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chemistry

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the branch of science that deals with the identification of the substances of which matter is composed; the investigation of their properties and the ways in which they interact, combine, and change; and the use of these processes to form new substances.

45
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observations

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he act of knowing and recording something

46
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physics

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the natural science that studies matter, its fundamental constituents, its motion and behavior through space and time, and the related entities of energy and force

47
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metric prefixes

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a unit prefix that precedes a basic unit of measure to indicate a multiple or submultiple of the uni

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