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Figure out

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Know, define, realize

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Gather, accumulate

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Collect

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Flavor

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Taste

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Instance

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Example, model, request

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crawling

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crawling insects

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seldom

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Curiosity provides questions but is seldom enough to achieve scientificresults.

little, hardly, scarcely

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qualitative

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In some experiments, observations are qualitative,or descriptive.

descriptive

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quantitative

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they are quantitative, or numerical

numerical

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practical

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functional, handy

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interdependent

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Science and technology are interdependent.

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paved

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World War II saw the developmentof the first mobile telephones, which paved the wayfor modern cellular phones.

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evolution

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the rapid evolution of thetelephone,

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evolve

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improve, devolp

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cumbersome

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heavy,lazy,slow

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a broad range

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Physical science covers a broad range of study that focuses on nonlivingthings

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foundation

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The foundation of Earth science is geology

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boundary

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The boundary around each area ofscience is not always clear.

border,limit

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As a sneak preview

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As a sneak preview

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agreat deal

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too much

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blast off

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Rover must blast off from Earthon a rocket with enough speed to escape Earth’s gravity.

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delicate

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accurate, careful, exact

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skeptical

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Be skeptical

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aware

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Be aware

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Perspective

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Science and Your Perspective.

view,sight

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Despite

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regardless of

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vary

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differ

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proposed

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suggest

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manipulated variable

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change variable

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responding variable

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constant

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deliberately

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the manipulated variable, is deliberatelychanged at a time.

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identical, corresponding

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similar, like

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convince

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cause (someone) to believe firmly in the truth of something.

The scientists’ rainy-day experimentproduced some convincing data.

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attempt

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try, trial

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rather than

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instead of

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adopted

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a modified model ofcomets was adopted.

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procedures

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steps, process, operation

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precautions

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a measure taken in advance to prevent something dangerous

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doubt

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skepticism

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Scientific Notation

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is a way of expressing a value as the productof a number between 1 and 10 and a power of 10.

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appropriate, convenient

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suitable, right

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abbreviation

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SI, KWL, Kg

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By adhering to

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By adhering to one system of units, scientists can

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readily

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easily

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interpret

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explain

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Derived

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Base Units and Derived Units

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seek

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request, demand, order, require, call for

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Precision

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Precision is a gauge of how exact a measurement is

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Significant figures

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Significant figures are all the digits that are known in a measurement,plus the last digit that is estimated

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vast

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large, great, big, major, senior

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trend

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direction, bearing, way, orientation, tendency

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annual

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yearly, anniversary

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yield

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produce or provide

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faucet

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tap, spout, hydrant, nozzle, cock

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a binary digit

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01010001

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halve

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divide into two parts of equal or roughly equal size.

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crucial

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critical

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fair

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exhibition, show, exposition, display, museum

adjuster

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notion

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concept, theory, idea

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criticism

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the expression of disapproval of someone or something based on perceived faults or mistakes.