Vocab 8-2017 Flashcards

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Investigation

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A procedure carried out to carefully observe, study or test something

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Science

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The study of the natural world.

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Observe

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To use your 5’senses to collect information

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Infer

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To draw a conclusion from an observation.

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Experiment

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An investigation in which all conditions are controlled and a hypothesis is being tested.

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Variable

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Any condition in an experiment that can be changed.

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Microscopic

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Too small to see with just your eyes.

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Balance

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Tool to measure mass.

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Spring scale

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Tool used to measure force.

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Accurate

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Very close to the actual value.

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