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| The prefix "bio-" means ___. | life |
| "-ology" means ___. | the study of |
| True or False: When using a light microscope, you should always start with the stage all the up before you start to focus. | False: The stage should be all the way down before you start to focus on a new object and also when you put the microscope away. |
| If the low power objective lens in a light microscope magnifies 4X and the eyepiece magnifies 10X then the total magnification of the object being looked at would be ___. | 40X (4 x 10 = 40) |
| The most a light microscope can magnify an object clearly is about ____. | 2000X |
| A _____ microscope is used for viewing large objects like insects. | stereomicroscope |
| A _______ microscope can magnify objects over 500,000 times. | An electron microscope |
| The diameter of the area in view while looking at an object through a microscope is known as the ____. | field of view |
| If the total magnification of an object becomes 5 times greater when moving from the low power objective lens to the medium power objective lens, the field of view will get ______ times (smaller/greater) | 5 times smaller |
| The modern metric sytem is known as ____. | the international system of units (or the SI system) |
| ____ is the amount of space something takes up. | Volume |
| ____ is a measure of the amount of matter in an object. | Mass |
| If you were to go to the moon, your _____ would stay the same but your _____ would be less because there isn't as much gravity on the moom. | mass (stay the same) weight (would be less) |
| The mass of a human would be measured in ___. | kilograms (kg) |
| The SI unit of volume is the ____ but fluids are usually measured in ___. | cubic meters, liters |
| The freezing point of water is ____ degrees Celsius | Zero |
| The boiling point of water is ___ degrees Celsius | 100 |
| Theoretically, the coldest an object can get is ____ degrees Celsius which is zero degrees on the ____ scale of temperature measurement. | -273 degrees celsius, Kelvin scale |
| Scientists often use a series of steps called the ______ to solve problems | scientific method |
| A _____ is a statement that can be tested through various experiments and observations, and then be either accepted or rejected. | hypothesis |
| A ____ is an explanation that has been well tested and substantiated by experiments and observations from many different scientists. It is not something that is believed. It is an explanation based on evidence. | theory |
| A ___ is something that could cause a change in the results of an experiment. | variable |
| A _____ is a standard for comparing results. | control |
| A _____ experiment is one in which only one variable can differ amongst the different groups while all other vaiables remain _____. | controlled, constant |
| For a conclusion to be made, an experiment should have several _____ to see if the results are repeatable | trials |
| The ______ variable is the variable that the scientist changes before the start of an experiment to see how that change affects the final results. | independent vaiable |
| The ____ variable is the variable that a scientist measures during or after an experiment. It is also known as the "results." | dependent variable |
| The ____ axis of a graph runs horizontally along the bottom of a graph. | x-axis |
| The ___ axis of a graph usually runs up and down along the left-hand side of a graph. | y-axis |
| The ___ variable is always graphed on the x-axis. | independent |
| The ___ variable is always graphed on the y-axis. | dependent |
| A ____ graph is best to use when there are quantities involved with the independent variable on the x-axis and those quantities have inbetween values. | line graph |
| A ___ graph is usually used when there are no inbetween values for the independent variable | bar graph |
| A ____ graph is best to use when comparing how much there is of something compared to how much there is overall. | pie graph |
| If you were graphing the results of a test to see which brand of paper towel absorbs the most water, it would be best to use a ____ graph. | bar graph. |
| If you were graphing the results of an experiment to see how temperature affects the rate of decomposition of leaves, a _____ graph would be the best to use. | line graph |
| If you were comparing how many of each different species of fish were living on a certain coral reef, a ____ graph would be best to use. | pie |
| The use of scientific discoveries to solve everyday problems is called ____. | technology |
