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16 Cards in this Set
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Inductive Reasoning
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Discovering general principles bsed on many careful observations of specific cases.
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Deductive Reasoning
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The analysis of specific cases using general purposes.
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Hypothesis
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An educated guess.
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Theory
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A hypothesis that has withstood many tests.
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Experimental Control
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Parts of the experiment that dont change.
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Autotrophs
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Make their own food-photsynthesis.
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Heterotrophs
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Eat food made by others-cellular respiration.
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Elements
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Any substance that cannot be broken down into simpler substances by chemical reactions.
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Compound
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Chemical combination of 2 or more atoms of DIFFERENT elements.
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Isotopes
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Atoms with unusual number od neutrons. Radioactive isotopes have unstable nuclei that break apart and release energy.
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Ion
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Atoms with unequal numbers of protons and electrons. These are "charged" atoms.
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Orbital
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Space where an electron is most likey to be found.
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Buffers
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Compounds that minimize pH charges.
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Solution
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A liquid that is sompletely homogenous mixture.
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Solvent
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Dissolving agent.
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Solute
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Dissolved substance.
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