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Unit 1a.1
Unit 1a.1 Science Inquiry Key Terms part 1 for 2018 - 2019
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Causality | The relationship between something that happens or exists and the thing that causes it |
| Cause | A person or thing that acts, happens, or exists in such a way that some specific thing happens as a result |
| Effect | Something that is produced by a cause (or agency); result; consequence: |
| Structure | The arrangement of and relations between the parts or elements of something complex (How all the parts of something fit together to make it) |
| Function | The special purpose or activity for which a thing exists or is used (What something does or how it works) |
| System | A group of related parts that move or work together |
| Scale | Used to describe a model, drawing, etc., in which all of the parts of something relate to each other in the same way that they do in the larger form |
| Proportion | Comparative relation between things or magnitudes as to size, quantity, number, etc.; ratio |
| Stability | The condition of being reliable or unlikely to change suddenly or greatly |
| Change | To make or become different |
| Matter | Any substance which has mass and occupies space |
| Energy | The ability to do work |
| Patterns | A combination of qualities, acts, tendencies, etc., forming a consistent or characteristic arrangement |
| Gathering | To collect things together. |
| Reasoning | The action of thinking about something in a logical, sensible way |
| Communicating | the act of sharing or exchanging information |