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McCormack-Scientific Method & Metric System

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Definition
Density   Density = Mass/Volume  
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Meter   The Metric base unit for measuring length.  
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Gram   The Metric base unit for measuring mass.  
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Volume   The Metric measurement for the amount of space an object takes up.  
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Independent Variable   The variable in an experiment that the scientist controls.  
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Dependent Variable   The variable that changes with the Independent variable.  
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Controls   Experimental states that stay the same throughout the experiment.  
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Celsius is   Metric Unit for measuring temperature  
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Triple Beam Scale   Instrument for measuring mass, grams  
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Graduated Cylinder   Instrument for measuring volume, mL  
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Liter, meter, gram   Base metric units of measure  
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Kilo =   Prefix for 1,000 (1 x 10^3)  
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Mega =   Prefix for 1,000,000 (1 x 10^6)  
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Giga =   Prefix for 1,000,000,000 (1 x 10^9)  
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Tera =   Prefix for 1,000,000,000,000 (1 x 10^12)  
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milli =   Prefix for 1/1,000  
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The number of millimeters in a meter is   1,000  
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The number of centigrams in a gram is   100  
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The number of deciliters in a liter is   10  
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centi =   Prefix for 1/100  
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Density is   the relationship between mass & volume  
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Density formula is   D =mass/volume (D=m/v)  
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The density of pure water is   1.0 g/mL  
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As mass increases, Density will ___________   Increase (directly related)  
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As volume increases, Density will___________   Decrease (indirectly related)  
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Oil floats on water, its density must be __________   less than 1.0 g/ml  
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Karo syrup will sink below water, its density must be______   greater than 1.0 g/ml  
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In a hot air balloon, as air heats up it expands, Volume will _______ and Density will ____________, the balloon will rise.   Volume will increase and Density will decrease, the balloon will rise.  
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Hot water is ____________ dense than cold and will _________   less dense than cold and will float  
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Ice has a density of .971 and floats because it   Has a crystal structure and air pockets.  
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Cold water is _________ than hot water and will _______   Denser , sink  
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