Ch.1
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
Help!
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| a measure of how much surface an object has | area
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| a person who studies a community of organisms and their non-living enviroment | ecologist
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| a possible explanation or answer to a question | hypotheses
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| a person who studies the atmosphere | meteorologist
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| the amount of space something occupies or the amount of space something contains | volume
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| a factor in an experiment that's changed | variable
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| any pieces of information acquired through experimentation | data
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| amount of matter something is made of | mass
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| measure of how hot or cold something is | temperature
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| the amount of matter in a given volume | density
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| a unifying explanation for a broad range of hypotheses and observations that have been supported by testing | theory
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| a representation of an object or system | model
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| compares the results from a control group with the results of one or more experimental groups | controlled experiment
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| any use of senses to gather information | observation
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| the application of knowledge, tools, and materials to solve problems and accomplish tasks | technology
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| a summary of many experimental results and observations | law
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| the ways in which scientists answer questions and solve problems | scientific method
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| the basic SI unit of length | meter
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| a process of gathering knowledge about the natural world | science
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| person who specializes in the chemistry of rocks, minerals, and soil | geochemist
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| descriptions of what we observe | qualitative observations
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| measurements of what we observed | quantitative observations
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| making observations with your 5 senses and with measuring tools | Direct method
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| making inferences based of observations | Indirect method
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