Science Vocabulary
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| A Greek mathematician and inventor born at Suracuse, and killed during the Roman invasion of that city (c 287-212 BC). | Archimedes
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| The tendency of a liquid to be drawn upward. | Capillary
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| A molded mass of plaster. | Cast
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| Separation of a mixture into it's component substances by a moving solvent front. As different components move at a rate, they separate. | Chromatography
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| The arrangement of things into groups on the basis of a relationship between them. | Classification
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| A variable which is kept constant or unchanging. | Constant Variable
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| Divided into two parts or kinds. | Dichotomous
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| An indication; a sign; the facts available for proving or supporting a notion. Forensic evidence tends to support facts admissible in a court of law. | Evidence
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| Of or used in courts of law. | Forensic
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| An electrically - conductive form of carbon used in pencils or as a lubricant in electrical devices. | Graphite
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| The study of handwriting, especially as a guide to character. | Graphoanalysis
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| The study of handwriting. | Graphology
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| A proposition of supposition made from known facts as the basis for an investigation. | Hypothesis
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| Fabric knitted with closely-interlocking stitches. | Interlocking weave
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| A careful study of something in order to discover the facts about it. | Investigation
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| Concealed; not developed; not clearly visible. | Latent
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| A blue-colored paper stained with litmus (made from lichen), that is turned red by an acidic substance, and restored to blue by an alkaline substance; a pH indicator. | Litmus paper
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| A variable which is changed to affect the results of an experiment. | Manipulative variable
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| Anything which has mass occupies space and exists ordinarily as a solid, liquid or gas. | Matter
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| A minute portion of matter | Particle
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| A substance that imparts colour to other materials. | Pigment
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| The degree to which an article is able to be permeated by water or air. | Porosity
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| A foretelling of what might be expected. | Prediction
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| A variable which changes in response to another variable being manipulated. | Responding variable
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| An imagined sequence of events. | Scenario
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| A substance, usually a liquid, that can dissolve other substances. | Solvent
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