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Science
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Qualitative | Describing something using words or qualities -not numbers -descriptions |
| Quantitative | Describing something with numbers or amounts |
| Inorganic | Not living ex- minerals |
| Weathering | Process of breaking down rocks on earth's surface into smaller pieces. |
| Erosion | Transportation of rocks, soil, or sediment from one place to another, ( water, wind, gravity, people, animals.) |
| Solution | A mixture of two or more substances |
| Solute | A substance that gets dissolved in a solution Ex: gypsum, salt |
| Solvent | A substance that does the dissolving in a solution Ex- water |
| Control variable | A factor that is kept the same during an experiment so it doesn’t affect the results |
| Independent variable | The factor that you change on purpose in an experiment to see how it affect the results Ex- amount of borax |
| Dependent variable | The factor that you measure or observe in an experiment it changes because of the independent variable Ex- size of crystals |
| Mineral | Naturally occurring inorganic solid with a definite chemical composition + a definite molecular structure |