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Science U1 Joe gr 7
| 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 |