| A | B |
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| Analyze | to examine carefully and in detail to identify causes |
| Conservation | – the keeping or protecting of something from change, loss, or damage |
| Data | information often in the form of facts or figures obtained from experiments or surveys used as the basis for drawing conclusions |
| Function | the intended role or purpose of something |
| Hypothesis | possible explanation of an observation based on prior knowledge |
| Inquiry | any process with the goal of obtaining knowledge or solving a problem |
| Model | a representation of an object or system that can be used for making predictions and explaining observations |
| Nucleus | the central or most important part of a system |
| Observation | any use of the senses to gather information |
| SI | a common, international system of measurement |
| System | a set of interacting parts that make up a whole |
| Technology | the application of knowledge, tools, and materials to solve problems and accomplish tasks; can also refer to the objects used to accomplish a task |
| Temperature | the average kinetic energy of the molecules in an object |
| Theory | a unifying explanation for a broad range of hypotheses and observations that have been supported by rigorous testing |
