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Vocabulary Quiz #3
Term | Definition |
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Dispose | To throw away or to get rid of. |
Procedure | Steps followed during an experiment. |
Variable | The part of an experiment that either changes or is controlled. |
Observation | Noticing something about the world around you. |
Inference | Using clues to find the answer. |
Magnetism | A force that can attract (pull closer) or repel (push away) magnetic materials. The magnetic metals are iron, nickel, cobalt, and steel. |
Conductor | A material that allows electricity or heat to pass through it easily. Usually metals and even water. Ex. Aluminum, silver, platinum, iron, |
Insulator | A material that does NOT allow electricity or heat to pass through it easily (paper, plastic, cloth, rubber, wood, Styrofoam, cardboard, glass, porcelain) |
Attract | A force that causes objects to pull together. |
Repel | A force that causes objects to push back or away from one another. |