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7th Grade St.7 Vocab
Mrs. Mabry's 7th grade Standard 7 Vocabulary
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Life Science | the study of living things. |
| Scientific Method | a series of steps scientists use to solve problems. |
| Observation | using your senses to gather information |
| Hypothesis | a testable educated guess. |
| Control | the factor that does not change in the experiment. |
| Variable | the factor that changes in the experiment. |
| Data | any information gathered in an experiment |
| Technology | the application of science for practical purposes, makes our life easier. |
| Compound Light Microscope | uses light to magnify images. |
| Electron Microscope | uses a beam of electrons to magnify images. |
| Area | measure of the surface size L x W |
| Volume | how much space something takes up. |
| Mass | the measure of the amount of matter in an object |
| Weight | a reflection of the gravitational pull on an object. |
| Temperature | measure of how hot or cold something is |
| Model | a representation of an object or idea. |
| Scale | the relationship between the measurment of the real object and the model. |
| Theory | a combination of many hypothesis that have been supported by testing. |
| Law | tells us how something works. |
| Graph | a visual representation of data. |