VOLUME AND MASS Word Scramble
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| WORD | DEFINITION |
| centimeter | unit of length; width of a fingernail; 1/100 meter |
| millimeter | unit of length; thickness of a dime; 1/1,000 meter |
| liter | unit of volume; about a quart |
| cubic centimeter | unit of volume; about 20 drops; equals 1 mL |
| gram | unit of mass; about one paper clip |
| mass | amount of matter compared to a standard |
| volume | the amount of space an object takes up; L x W x H |
| area | L x W; the number of square units in a given space |
| displacement | to move aside or take the place of |
| solid | state of matter; has definite shape and volume; ice |
| liquid | state of matter; takes the shape of the container; water |
| gas | state of matter; very low density; fills a container; steam |
| hypothesis | a statement that can be tested |
| procedure | steps to do an experiment |
| data | observations and measurements in an experiment |
| data table | way of organizing data |
| matter | substance that has mass and occupies space |
| observation | what you see, feel, hear, taste, smell |
| graduated cylinder | tall glass cylinder used to measure the volume of a liquid |
| balance | used to measure mass |
| milli- | prefix meaning 1/1,000 |
| centi- | prefix meaning 1/100 |
| kilo- | prefix meaning 1,000 |
| independent variable | what the scientist manipulates or changes in an experiment; manipulated variable |
| dependent variable | what is measured or observed; responding variable |
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