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25 Cards in this Set
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technology
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practical use of scientific knowledge, especially for industrial or commercial use
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science
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the investigation and exploration of natural events and of the new information that results from those investigations
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control
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contains the same factors as the experimental group, but the independent variable is not changed
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hypothesis
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possible explanation for an observation that can be tested by scientific investigations
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inference
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logical explanation of on observation that is drawn from prior knowledge or experience
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chemical property
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characteristic of matter that can be observed as it changes to a different type of matter
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vaporization
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the change in state from a liquid to a gas
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condensation
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the change of state from a gas to a liquid
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physical property
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characteristic of matter such as size, shape, form, or state of matter that can be observed without changing the identity of the matter
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chemical change
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change in matter in which the substances that make up the matter change into other substances with new physical and chemical properties
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substance
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matter with a composition that is always the same
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mixture
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matter that can vary in composition
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Heterogeneous Mixture
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type of mixture in which the individual substances are not evenly mixed
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Homogeneous Mixture
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type of mixture in which the individual substances are evenly mixed
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solution
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another name for a homogeneous mixture
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viscosity
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a measurement of a liquid’s resistance to flow
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thermal energy
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the sum of the kinetic energy and the potential energy of the particles that make up an object
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temperature
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the measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in a material
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matter
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anything that has mass and takes up space
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solid
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matter that has a definite shape and definite volume
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genus
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group of similar species
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kingdom
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classification category that ranks above phylum and below domain
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species
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group of organisms that have similar traits and produce fertile offspring
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atom
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building block of matter composed of protons, neutrons, and electrons
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identify
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to determine the characteristics of a person or thing
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