Question | Answer |
beaker | an open glass lab container for mixing and heating |
centi | one hundredth (1/100) |
conclusion | a statement that sums up what you learned |
control | group that doesn't get the independent variable |
deca | ten (10) |
English System | system of measurement base don the pound, the foot and the gallon |
experiment | to test out your hypotheses collect data in changed variables |
flask | a vial or long neck lab container sometimes corked |
graduated cycinder | used to measure liquid volume and has calibrated marks |
gram | the basic metric unit of mass |
hecto | one hundred (100) |
hypothesis | an educated guess based on observations and your knowledge of the topic. |
KHDUdcm | Kids dropped under desks converting to metrics |
kilo | one thousand (1,000) |
length | the distance from one point to another |
liter | basic unit of liquid volume |
mass | amount of matter in something |
meter | basic unit of length or distance in metrics |
meter stick | a 1 meter long and is divided into 100 equal part lines |
metric ruler | a stick to measure length which is divided into centimeters and millimeters. |
metric system | system of measurement based on the gram, the meter and the liter. |
milli | one thousandth (1/1000) |
observation | using your senses like seeing,, hearing, touch, taste and smell. |
prediction | making a guess based on what is already known. |
probleam | the first step in the scientific investigation (usually is a question) |
S.I. | System International |
Scientific Method | a method used to find answers to questions about the world around us. |
test tube | a cylindrical lab glas tube with round end and open end . |
theory | set of hypothesis that have been supported by testing over and over again. |
triple beam balance | one kind of balance that is commonly used to measure mass. |
units | amount used to measure something. |
variable | anything that can affect the outcome of an experiment |
volume | amount of space an object takes up |
weight | is a measure of Earth's pull gravity between the Earth and object mass, w=mxg |