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Objective 1 Terms
Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a source of danger | hazard |
| getting rid of something | disposal |
| a poisonous substance | toxic |
| a substance that can produce inflammation, pain or soreness on the body | irritant |
| catches fire easily | flammable |
| a substance that is able to destroy something gradually by chemical action | corrosive |
| the amount of space that matter takes up | volume |
| the amount of matter in an object | mass |
| the force that gravity places on an object | weight |
| the thing that the scientist is testing | independent variable |
| the thing that reacts to the change | dependent variable |
| an educated guess | hypothesis |
| the data stated in sentence format | analysis |
| an opinion formed based on the data | conclusion |
| using clues from the text and your own knowledge and experience to draw a conclusion | inference |
| unchanged through time and space | constant |
| changeable | variable |
| a conclusion that answers a question | claim |
| data that supports a claim | evidence |
| argument that links the claim and evidence and shows why the data supports the claim | reasoning |
| scientific study | research |
| to provide an account of HOW and WHY scientific inquiry is carried out | scientific explanation |
| categorize, order, organize | classify |
| explains the workings of something, to show, to display | demonstrate |
| to gather, pull together, accumulate | collect |