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Science Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A Greek mathematician and inventor born at Suracuse, and killed during the Roman invasion of that city (c 287-212 BC). | Archimedes |
| The tendency of a liquid to be drawn upward. | Capillary |
| A molded mass of plaster. | Cast |
| Separation of a mixture into it's component substances by a moving solvent front. As different components move at a rate, they separate. | Chromatography |
| The arrangement of things into groups on the basis of a relationship between them. | Classification |
| A variable which is kept constant or unchanging. | Constant Variable |
| Divided into two parts or kinds. | Dichotomous |
| An indication; a sign; the facts available for proving or supporting a notion. Forensic evidence tends to support facts admissible in a court of law. | Evidence |
| Of or used in courts of law. | Forensic |
| An electrically - conductive form of carbon used in pencils or as a lubricant in electrical devices. | Graphite |
| The study of handwriting, especially as a guide to character. | Graphoanalysis |
| The study of handwriting. | Graphology |
| A proposition of supposition made from known facts as the basis for an investigation. | Hypothesis |
| Fabric knitted with closely-interlocking stitches. | Interlocking weave |
| A careful study of something in order to discover the facts about it. | Investigation |
| Concealed; not developed; not clearly visible. | Latent |
| A blue-colored paper stained with litmus (made from lichen), that is turned red by an acidic substance, and restored to blue by an alkaline substance; a pH indicator. | Litmus paper |
| A variable which is changed to affect the results of an experiment. | Manipulative variable |
| Anything which has mass occupies space and exists ordinarily as a solid, liquid or gas. | Matter |
| A minute portion of matter | Particle |
| A substance that imparts colour to other materials. | Pigment |
| The degree to which an article is able to be permeated by water or air. | Porosity |
| A foretelling of what might be expected. | Prediction |
| A variable which changes in response to another variable being manipulated. | Responding variable |
| An imagined sequence of events. | Scenario |
| A substance, usually a liquid, that can dissolve other substances. | Solvent |
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