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SHMS 8th Grade Science Vocab 1

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Term
Definition
Independent Variable   The part of the experiment that is changed by the experimenter.  
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Dependent Variable   The variable that responds to the change in the independent variable.  
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Hypothesis   Is a prediction of outcome, based on observations and research.  
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Matter   Anything that has mass and takes up space.  
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Volume   The amount of space that matter in an object occupies.  
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Element   Is a substance that contains only one type of atom.  
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Compound   Is a substance that contains two or more different types of atoms bonded together.  
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Mass   is the amount of matter in an object.  
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Atoms   the smallest unit of matter.  
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Density   the amount of mass per volume in matter.  
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Molecules   two or more atoms of the same or different elements that are chemically bonded together.  
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Protons   the positively charged sub-atomic particle in the nucleus of an atom.  
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Neutrons   the neutral sub-atomic particle in the nucleus of an atom.  
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Electrons   the negatively charged sub-atomic particle outside of the nucleus of an atom.  
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Ions   is a charged particle can be positive or negative.  
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Isotopes   a version of an element, in which the number of neutrons are different giving it a different atomic mass.  
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Periodic Table   a tool organizing all the elements by atomic number and characteristics.  
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