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24 Cards in this Set
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What is Control?
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Those aspects in an experiment that do not change and remain the
same from one system to another. |
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What is Data? What is Data used for?
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Facts or numerical statistics that are gathered for reference or analysis.
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What is a Dependent Variable?
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The thing in an experiment that changes depending on the independent
variable or what is done in the experiment. |
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What is an Experiment?
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A scientific procedure done to make a discovery, demonstrate a known
fact, or test a hypothesis. |
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What are Graphics? What are two examples?
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Written creations that help to organize data.
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What is an Independent Variable?
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The thing that you usually change or manipulate in an experiment.
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What is an Inference? What is it based on?
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A guess that is based entirely on your observations and experience.
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What is an Observation? What do you gain with Observations?
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Using as many of your five senses and experience to gain information
about the world around you. |
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What is Balance?
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A condition where the number of atoms in the reactants are equal to the
number of atoms in the products of a chemical reaction. |
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What is Celsius?
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A metric system of measuring temperature. 0 = freezing, 100 = boiling, 32
= body temperature. |
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What is a Graduated cylinder?
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A measuring device that can be described as a tall, graduated
“measuring cup”. Graduated means there are volume lines at specific intervals on the device. |
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What is a Gram?
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A unit of metric measure of mass.
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What is a Kilo? How many meters is a kilometer?
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A metric prefix that stands for 1000. A kilometer is 1000 meters.
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What is a Liter?
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The metric measurement for volumes of substances.
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What is a Mass?
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The amount of matter in an object.
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What is a Meter?
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A metric standard for measuring distance.
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What is a Milli?
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A metric prefix that stands for .001. For instance, a milimeter is 1000th of a
meter or each line on the meter stick is a milimeter (1000 mm = 1 m). |
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What is Tempature?
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Hot and Cold. A measure of the average energy of motion of the
particles of a substance. |
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What is Volume?
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The amount of space that matter takes up.
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What is Water displacement?
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The moving of water or parts of water from its original place or position.
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What is Interpolation?
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Inserting a value/number into a series based on estimation or calculation
of surrounding known values. |
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What is Extrapolation?
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To apply findings (generally math related) to other situations with the
assumption that the math will hold consistent. (12 bats in my yard ate 2000 bugs. . . therefore 12 bats in Webster will eat about 2000 also. |
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What is a Unit?
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