| A | B |
| SCIENCE | THE PROCESS OF OBSERVING, STUDYING, AND EXPERIMENTING |
| TECHNOLOGY | THE APPLICATION OF SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE |
| DATA | INFORMATION GATHERED FROM SCIENTIFIC OBSERVATION |
| EXPERIMENT | TEST OR TRIAL TO GATHER INFORMATION |
| INTERNATIONAL SYSTEN OF MEASUREMENT | WORLDWIDE SYSTEM OF MEASUREMENT |
| HYPOTHESIS | STATEMENT EXPLAINING DATA (IF...THEN...) |
| CONTROLLED EXPERIMENT | TEST IN WHICH ALL BUT ONE VARIABLE ARE THE SAME |
| INDEPENDENT VARIABLE | VARIABLE BEING TESTED |
| DEPENDENT VARIABLE | CHANGE RESULTING FROM MANIPULATION OF INDEPENDENT VARIABLE |
| THEORY | HYPOTHESIS NOT PROVEN WRONG EVEN AFTER MANY EXPERIMENTS OVER TIME |
| CONTROL GROUP | GROUP IN WHICH ALL VARIABLES REMAIN CONSTANT |
| EXPERIMENTAL GROUP | GROUP IN WHICH THE INDEPENDENT VARIABLE IS CHANGED |
| RESOLVING POWER | ABILITY OF A MICROSCOPE TO FOCUS |
| MAGNIFICATION | ABILITY OF A MICROSCOPE TO MAKE AN OBJECT LOOK LARGER |
| MICROMETER | ONE MILLIONTH OF A METER |
| METER | 100 CENTIMETERS |
| KILOGRAM | 1000 GRAMS |
| CURIOSITY | IMPORTANT QUALITY FOR A SCIENTIST TO HAVE |
| COMPOUND LIGHT MICROSCOPE | TOOL USED IN BIOLOGY LAB TO SEE SMALL OBJECTS |
| PIE GRAPH | SHOWS WHAT PERCENTAGE OF 100% IS REPRESENTED |
| LINE GRAPH | SHOWS RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN VARIABLES |
| BAR GRAPH | SHOWS COMPARISONS WHEN DATA ARE NOT DEPENDENT ON ONE ANOTHER |