| A | B |
|---|
| specialization | studying or working in only one field |
| hypothesis | a suggested solution to a problem |
| scientific method | a model or guide used to solve problems |
| data | information |
| experiment | something done to test a hypothesis or prediction |
| variable | anything that can be changed in an experiment |
| magnify | to make something look larger |
| microscope | a tool that makes things look larger than they really are |
| lens | a curved peice of glass that bends light rays as they pass through |
| degree Celsius | metric unit of temperature |
| temperature | measure of how hot or cold something is |
| meter | basic metric unit of length |
| liter | basic metric unit of volume |
| gram | metric unit of mass |
| mass | amount of matter in an object |
| control | part of an experiment in which no change is made |
| controlled experiment | two experiments exactly alike except for one change in one setup |
| zoology | the study of animals |
| botany | the study of plants |
| microbiology | the study of microscopic living things |
| kilo- | prefix meaning 1000 |
| deca- | prefix meaning 10 |
| centi- | prefix meaning 1/100 |
| milli- | prefix meaning 1/1000 |
