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Vocab for Equipment, Statistics, Physical Prop of Matter

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Beaker   a glass with a wide mouth and lip for pouring; used for transferring, mixing, holding, heating liquids 50 mL up to 1,000 mL; NOT used for accurate measurements  
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Erlenmeyer flask   flat-bottomed container that tapers up to a straight neck; used for stirring by hand by swirling flask; NOT used for accurate measurements  
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Graduated cylinder   tall, narrow container with a volume scale 10mL up to 100mL; used for accurate and precise measurement  
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Mortar and Pestle   used to grind/crush ingredients  
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Petri Dish   a small shallow dish of thin glass or plastic with a loose cover; used for holding a culture medium upon which cells, bacteria and viruses can be grown  
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Sifter   A hand tool made of woven metal wires; used to separate and break up clumps in dry ingredients; also used to aerate powdered ingredients  
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Funnel   used to channel liquid or fine-grained substances into containers with small openings  
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Pipette   a small, narrow tube into which liquid is drawn by suction; used to transport a small amount of liquid  
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Straight Edge Spatula   A metal tool used to level off dry ingredients when measuring and to cut parchment paper  
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Mass   The amount of matter in an object  
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Weight   The amount of gravitational force pulling on an object  
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Volume   The amount of space occupied by an object  
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Density   The amount of matter packed into a space; mass per unit of volume  
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Mean   The average of a group of numbers  
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Median   The middle value within a set of data  
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Mode   The number that occurs most frequently in a set of data  
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Range   The difference between the highest and lowest numbers in a set of data; indicates how spread out the data is  
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Percent Difference   The measure of the accuracy of a measurement; tells you how big your errors are when you measure something in an experiment; the smaller the percentage, the more accurate your measurements  
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Matter   Anything with mass and volume; has physical and chemical properties  
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Solubility   The ability to dissolve in water  
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Extensive Properties   Physical properties that depend on the amount of a substance you have; examples are volume, mass, weight and size  
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Intensive Properties   Physical properties that do not depend on the amount of a substance you have: examples are density, melting point and boiling point  
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Melting   Phase changes from solid to liquid  
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Boiling   Phase changes from liquid to gas  
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Evaporation   Phase changes from liquid to gas  
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Condensation   Phase changes from gas to liquid  
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Freezing   Phase changes from liquid to solid  
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Sublimation   Phase changes from solid to gas  
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Deposition   Phase changes from gas to solid  
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Phase Change   A physical process in which a substance changes to another state of matter due to pressure or a significant gain or loss of energy  
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Homogeneous   Mixtures that have a uniform distribution of particles; often are solutions  
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Heterogeneous   Mixtures that have non-uniform distribution of particles; not evenly mixed; insoluble  
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Solvent   The part of a solution that does the dissolving  
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Solute   The part of a solution that gets dissolved; may low freezing point and increase boiling point  
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