| Term | Definition |
| Density | Density = Mass/Volume |
| Meter | The Metric base unit for measuring length. |
| Gram | The Metric base unit for measuring mass. |
| Volume | The Metric measurement for the amount of space an object takes up. |
| Independent Variable | The variable in an experiment that the scientist controls. |
| Dependent Variable | The variable that changes with the Independent variable. |
| Controls | Experimental states that stay the same throughout the experiment. |
| Celsius is | Metric Unit for measuring temperature |
| Triple Beam Scale | Instrument for measuring mass, grams |
| Graduated Cylinder | Instrument for measuring volume, mL |
| Liter, meter, gram | Base metric units of measure |
| Kilo = | Prefix for 1,000 (1 x 10^3) |
| Mega = | Prefix for 1,000,000 (1 x 10^6) |
| Giga = | Prefix for 1,000,000,000 (1 x 10^9) |
| Tera = | Prefix for 1,000,000,000,000 (1 x 10^12) |
| milli = | Prefix for 1/1,000 |
| The number of millimeters in a meter is | 1,000 |
| The number of centigrams in a gram is | 100 |
| The number of deciliters in a liter is | 10 |
| centi = | Prefix for 1/100 |
| Density is | the relationship between mass & volume |
| Density formula is | D =mass/volume (D=m/v) |
| The density of pure water is | 1.0 g/mL |
| As mass increases, Density will ___________ | Increase (directly related) |
| As volume increases, Density will___________ | Decrease (indirectly related) |
| Oil floats on water, its density must be __________ | less than 1.0 g/ml |
| Karo syrup will sink below water, its density must be______ | greater than 1.0 g/ml |
| In a hot air balloon, as air heats up it expands, Volume will _______ and Density will ____________, the balloon will rise. | Volume will increase and Density will decrease, the balloon will rise. |
| Hot water is ____________ dense than cold and will _________ | less dense than cold and will float |
| Ice has a density of .971 and floats because it | Has a crystal structure and air pockets. |
| Cold water is _________ than hot water and will _______ | Denser , sink |