Midterm Vocabulary

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Triple-Beam balance

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Tool used to measure mass.

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Observation

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Using 5 senses or measurement tools to gather information

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Quantitative

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An observation made using measurement tools

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Qualitative

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An observation made using 5 senses

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Metric ruler

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A tool to make length measurements

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Inference

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Your best guess based on observations

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Volume

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The amount of space an object takes up

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Graduated cylinder

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A measurement tool to measure liquid volume

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Meter

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The base metric unit for length

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Bias

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Showing influence or opinion in a question

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Liter

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The base metric unit for volume

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Gram

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The base metric unit for mass

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Variables

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Anything that can be changed in an experiment

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Independent

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The variable that is changed during an experiment

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Dependent

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The variable that is measured during an experiment

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Control

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The group that is unchanged during an experiment. Used for comparison.

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Displacement

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A technique used to measuring the volume of an irregular object using a graduated cylinder.

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Lab report

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A written report describing an experiment.

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Title

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The part of the lab report that is written as a question.

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Purpose

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The part of the lab report that explains why you are doing the experiment.

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Hypothesis

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Describes what you think will happen in an experiment and why

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Materials

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The list of everything you need to do an experiment.

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Procedure

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The instructions for doing an experiment. Written as a numbered list.

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Data

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Any graphs or data tables for an experiment.

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Conclusion

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The results from an experiment. Answer the question posed in the title.

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Analysis

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The part of the lab report that discusses variables and sources of error.

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Application

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The part of the lab report that describes how you would use the information learned in your life.

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Hydrosphere

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All the water on Earth.

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Lithosphere

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The solid part of the earth

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Atmosphere

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The gases that surround earth

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Conduction

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Heat transfer through a solid by direct contact

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Convection

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Heat transfer through a fluid (liquid or gas)

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Radiation

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Heat transfer through empty space by waves.

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Exosphere

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The outermost layer of the atmosphere

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Thermosphere

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The hottest layer of the atmosphere

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Mesosphere

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The coldest layer of the atmosphere

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Stratosphere

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The layer of the atmosphere that contains the ozone layer.

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Troposphere

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The lowest layer of the atmosphere. All weather occurs here.

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Asthenosphere

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Part of the upper mantle. Described as "plastic like"

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Mantle

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The largest layer of the earth. Made of solid and semi-solid rock.

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Crust

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The thinnest and coldest layer of the earth.

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Outer core

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The only liquid layer of the earth. Made of iron and nickel.

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Inner core

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The hottest layer of the earth. Made of solid iron and nickel.

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The cause of global winds

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Uneven heating of the earth and the Coriolis effect.

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The major global winds

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Polar easterlies, westerlies, and trade winds.