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Harvey FCAT Review

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investigation   A procedure carried out to carefully observe, study, or test something in order to learn more about it  
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science   The study of the natural world through observation and investigation.  
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evidence   Information collected during a scientific investigation.  
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opinion   A personal belief or judgement that does not need to be backed up with evidence.  
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scientific methods   Different ways that scientists perform investigations and collect reliable data.  
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experiment   A procedure carried out under controlled conditions to test a hypothesis.  
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variable   Any condition that can be changed in an experiment.  
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control   The experimental setup to which you will compare all the other setups.  
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microscopic   Too small to be seen without using a microscope.  
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balance   A tool used to measure the amount of matter in an object, which is the object's mass.  
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spring scale   A tool used to measure forces.  
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accurate   Very close to the actual value.  
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solar system   A star and all the planets and other objects that revolve around it.  
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planet   A large, round body that revolves around a star  
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dwarf planet   A nearly round body, slightly smaller than a planet, whose orbit crosses the orbit of another body  
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asteroid   A chunk of rock or iron less than 1,000km in diameter that orbits the sun  
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comet   a chunk of frozen gases, rock, ice, and dust orbiting the sun  
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astronomy   The study of objects in space and their properties  
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star   A huge ball of very hot, glowing gases in space that produces its own light and heat.  
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universe   Everything that exists, including galaxies and everything in them  
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galaxy   A group of billions of stars, objects that orbit those stars, gas, and dust.  
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