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| the study of the natural world |
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| using one or more senses to gather information |
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| when you explain your observations |
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| making a forecast of what will happen in the future based on past experience or evidence |
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| the study of the properties of matter and how matter changes |
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| is the study of matter, energy, motions, and forces, and how they interact |
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| the different ways scientists study the natural world |
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| the possible answer to a scientific question or explanation for a set of observations |
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| a factor that can be measured in an experiment |
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| an investigation in which only one parameter is manipulated at a time |
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| the facts figures and other evidence gathered through observations |
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| sharing the iddeas and conclusions with others through writing and speaking |
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| a picture, diagram, computer image or other representation of an object or process. |
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| a well-tested explanation for a wide range of observations or experimental results |
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| a statement that describes what scientists expect to happen every time under a particular set of conditions |
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| and abbreviation for International System of Units used to measure length volume mass density |
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| is a measure of the force of gravity on you |
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| is a measure of the amout of matter an object contains |
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| is the amount of space an object takes up |
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| the curved upper surface of a liquid in a column of liquid |
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| the temperature scale on which water freezes at 0 degrees and boils at 100 degrees |
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| the temperature scale on which zero is the temperat which no more energy can be removed from matter |
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| an approximation of a number based on reasonable assumption |
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| refers to how cloase a measurement is to the true or actual value |
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| referss to how close a group of measurements are to each other |
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| a measurement including all of the digits that have been measured exactly plus one digit whose value has been estimated |
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| is a measure of the exactness of a measurement |
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| the x axis is the graph line that runs left to right |
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| the y axis is the graph line that runs up and down |
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| the points where the two axes cross |
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| is a pair of numbers used to determine the positions of a point on a graph |
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| the point showing the location of the intersection |
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| is a smooth line that reflects the general pattern of a graph |
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| a line graph in which the data points yeild a straight line |
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| the steepness of the graph line |
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| a line graph in which the data points do not fall along a straight line |
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