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HYPOTHESIS

A __________ is the step in


the Scientific Method in


which the person doing the experiment makes an


educated guess about what


the outcome will be.

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PREDICTION

A __________ is a forecast


about what will happen


in the future based on past experiences and evidence.

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EXPERIMENT

An __________ is the part of


the Scientific Method used


to test a hypothesis.

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VARIABLES

__________ are the factors


in an experiment which


can change.

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CONSTANTS

__________ are the things


in an experiment which


are not allowed to change


in order to have a fair test.

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DEPENDENT VARIABLE

The thing in an experiment


which changes in response


to the manipulated


(independent) variable.

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INDEPENDENT BARIABLE

The thing in an experiment


which is changed on purpose


by the person doing the experiment.

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OBSERVATION

An __________ is information gathered through your five senses. (Ex.: The moon is


very bright tonight.)

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ESTIMATION

__________ is a tool for making approximate (not exact) measures and giving general descriptions.

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QUALITATIVE OBSERVATION

A __________ is an observation


that is made without using measurements (Ex.: color, texture, brightness, odor).

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QUANTITATIVE OBSERVATION

A __________ is an observation


that can be measured in length, volume, temperature, or mass.

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DATA

__________ is information


gathered by a person who


is doing an experiment.

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CLASSIFICATION KEY

A __________ is a tool used


for organizing objects and organisms by sorting them


into categories according to


their similarities and


differences.

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INFERENCE

You make an __________


when you use information based on your past


experiences (background knowledge) to draw a conclusion about an observation (what you see


or read).

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CONCLUSION

The __________ is the step in


the Scientific Method that


gives the final answer to the problem in an experiment.

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CONTROL

__________ is the amount


of matter in an object as measured in grams or


kilograms.

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LENGTH

__________ is the distance


of an object as measured


using millimeters,


centimeters, meters, or kilometers.

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VOLUME

__________ is the amount


of space that matter takes


up as measured using


milliliters or liters.

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TEMPERATURE

__________ is the degree


of hotness or coldness as measured by a thermometer using degrees Celsius.

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Balance Scale




A scientific instrument


used to measure the mass


of an object in grams/


kilograms.

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Metric Ruler or Meter Stick




A scientific tool used to


measure the length of an


object in millimeters,


centimeters or meters.

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Beaker




A tool with a large wide


mouth and a pouring lip


that is used to measure


volume.

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Graduated Cylinder




A tall, cylinder shaped


device used to measure


volume in mL (milliliters)


units.

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Thermometer




A tool to measure the temperature of an object


in degrees Fahrenheit or


Celsius (metric).

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00:00:20



Elapsed Time




The amount of time that


passes between two given


times.

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MILLIMETER

The smallest unit of metric length.



This is about the thickness


of a dime or 10 sheets of notebook paper on top of


each other.

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CENTIMETER

10 millimeters = 1 __________




This is a unit of metric length.


A fingernail is this wide.

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MASS

__________ is the amount


of matter in an object as measured in grams or


kilograms.

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METER

100 centimeters = 1 __________




This is a larger unit of


metric length. This is about


the length of a guitar.

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KILOMETER

1000 meters = 1 __________




This is the largest unit of


metric length. One of these


is more than half a mile.

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MILLILITER

A __________ is a very small amount of liquid volume.


One of these is equal to


about 20 drops of water.

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LITER

1000 milliliters = 1 __________




This is a metric measure


of liquid volume. Milk, soda,


and other drinks are sold in


these units.

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O Celsius

This is the temperature


at which water will freeze


in the metric system.

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100 Celsius

This is the temperature


at which water will boil


in the metric system.