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Correlation

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When TWO observable increase and decrease together

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Causation

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When ONE thing actually causes another thing to happen

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When things are causally related…

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They are always correlated

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When things are correlated…

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They are NOT always causally related

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Scientific Method

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A way of analyzing information with the goal of testing claims

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Objective

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Uninfluenced by opinion or emotion

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Subjective

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Influenced by opinion or emotion

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Scientific Claims

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Claims that are testable

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Non-Scientific Claims

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Claims that aren’t testable

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Scientific Hypothesis

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Educated guess that must be testable by experiments

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Steps of Scientific Method

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Observe, Question, Hypothesis, Experiment, Conclusion, Communicate

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Qualitative Measurements

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A non-numerical description

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Quantitative Measurements

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A measurement with specific, numerical value

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Mass

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Amount of matter in an object

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Weight

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Amount of force of gravity on object

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Mass always..

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Stays the same

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Mass vs Gravity

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Mass isn’t force; Gravity is force

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Weight always…

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Depends on how much gravity is acting upon an object

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Trillion

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Tera(T) ; 12 zeroes

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Billion

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Giga (G) ; 9 zeroes

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Million

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Mega (M) ; 6 zeroes

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Thousand

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kilo(k) ; 3 zeroes

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Hundred

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hecto(h) ; 2

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Ten

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deka(da) ; 1 zero

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Tenth

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Deci(d) ; 0.1

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Hundredth

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0.01; centi (c)

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Thousandth

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milli(m) ; 0.001

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Millionth

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Micro(p + u) ; 0.000001

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Billionth

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Nano(n) ; 0.000000001

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Trillionth

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Pico(p) ; 0.000000000001

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1 mile to ft

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5280 ft

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1 inch to cm

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2.54 cm

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1 newton to lbs

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0.2248 lbs

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1 kg to lbs

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2.2 lbs

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1 cm 3(cubed) to ml

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1 ml

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1 gallon to L

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3.79 L

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1 m 3(cubed) to ft

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35.31 ft 3(cubed)

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Fahrenheit to Celsius (Degrees)

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C = (5/9)(F - 32) F = (9/5)(C) + 32

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1 Slug to lbs

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32.17 lbs

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1 inch to lbs

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0.2248 lbs

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1 kg to lbs

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2.2 lbs

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