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scientific method and metric system test

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What instrument is used to measure volume?   graduated clylinder  
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What instrument is used to measure mass?   scale  
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What is the most commonly used system of measurement in the world?   metric system  
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What is the amount of matter in an object?   mass  
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What is volume?   amount of space an object takes up  
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What force affects weight but does not affect mass?   gravity  
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What is water displacement?   when the volume of water rises due to the mass of an irregular shaped object  
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How do you determine the mode of a set of numbers?   Select the number that appears most often.  
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How do you determine the median of a set of numbers?   Place the numbers in numerical order and select the middle number.  
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What is a dependent variable?   The measure of the repsonse that has occurred due to a change in the independent variable.  
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What is the Scientific Method?   A series of planned steps scientists use in order to solve a problem or answer a question.  
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What is the independent variable?   The one factor you are testing in your experiment, and the only factor which casuses change.  
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What are the factors that must be kept the same in a scientific experiment?   constants  
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What is the first step in the scientific method?   Ask a question.  
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What are the steps and instructions you follow when conducting an experiement?   procedure  
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What should be included in the conclusion of a lab report?   Summary of the experiment and whether the hypothesis was correct  
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