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TermDefinition
Constant Something that's always true
Control Group Standard Baseline
Dependent Variable The Outcome of An Experiment
Experimental Group A set of test subjects receiving specific treatment in an experiment
Independent Variable A factor you change within the experiment
Inference Educated Guess
Observation Using Your Senses To see, smell, hear, feel or taste to gather information
Peer Review Reviewing Something With Your Peers
Bias Having an opinion on one thing over the other
Variable Anything that can be changed
Adhesion When water sticks to other materials
Cohesion When water particles stick to other water particles
Polar molecule A compound with one negative charged side and the other positive charged
Hydrogen Bond When the (Hydrogen atom) positive charged side and a oxygen (negative charged) side attract
Specific Heat Capacity The amount of heat required to change the temperature of the unit mass of a given substance
Universal solvent Water is called this it dissolves more substances than any other liquid
Expansion Upon freezing As water decreases temperature the molecules move away from each other. This change causes an increase in volume
Capillary Action When cohesion and Adhesion work together to go against gravity and move up a plant stem
Organic compound chemical molecules that contain carbon atoms
Macromolecules Very large molecules essential for life
Monomer small chemical that can bond with other similar chemicals
Polymer large substance made of multiple monomers
Carbohydrate Major biomolecule made of Carbon Hydrogen and oxygen that serves as a primary source of energy for a living organism
monosaccharide the smallest form of a carbohydrate consisting of a single sugar molecule that cannot be broken down any further
Disaccharide is a sugar made of two simple sugars
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