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Chapter 1 Vocabulary

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Science   is the knowledge obtained by observing natural events and conditions in order to discover facts and formulate laws or principles that can be verified or tested  
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Scientific Method   is a series of steps followed to solve problems  
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Hypothesis   is an explanation that is based on prior scientific research or observations and can be tested  
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Controlled Experiment   is an experiment that tests only one factor at a time by using a comparison of a control group with an experimental group  
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Variable   is a factor that changes in an experiment in order to test a hypothesis  
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Model   is a pattern, plan, representation, or description designed to show the structure or workings of an object, system, or concept  
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Theory   is an explanation that ties together many hypotheses and observations  
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Law   is a summary of many experimental results and observations; a law tells how things work  
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Meter   is the basic unit of length in the SI  
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Area   is a measure of the size of a surface or region  
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Mass   is a measure of the amount of matter in an object  
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Volume   is a measure of the size of a body or region in three-dimensional space  
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Temperature   is the measure of how hot (or cold) something is  
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Density   is the ratio of the mass of a substance to the volume of the substance  
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Zoologist   is a person who studies the lives of animals  
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Geochemist   is a person who specializes in the chemistry of rocks, minerals, and soil  
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Oceanographer   is a person who studies the ocean  
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Volcanologist   is a person who studies volcanoes  
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Factor   is anything that can influence an experiment's outcome  
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International System of Units (SI)   is a global measurement system used by most scientists around the world  
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Significant Figures   are the digits in a measurement that are known with certainty  
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Metric Ruler   is used to measure length in SI units  
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Graduated Cylinder   is used to measure the volume of a liquid in SI units  
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Digital Scale   is used to measure mass in SI units  
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Density   equals mass divided volume  
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Area   equals length times width  
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Thermometer   is used to measure temperature in SI units  
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100 degrees Celsius   is the temperature at which water boils  
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0 degrees Celsius   is the temperature at which water freezes  
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37 degrees Celsius   is our normal body temperature  
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