| A | B |
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| Inner Core | Earth layer composed of solid iron & nickel |
| Hypothesis | A possible explanation for an observed set of facts |
| Outer Core | Earth layer composed of liquid iron & nickel |
| Mantle | The thickest Earth layer; layer found below the crust; composed of silicon, oxygen, magnesium, & iron |
| Crust | The thinnest Earth layer; only layer man has dug or drilled into |
| Oblate Spheroid (def) | The shape of the Earth; flattened at the poles bulging at the equator |
| Cause of Earth's Shape | Earth's Rotation |
| Scientific Method (def) | Series of planned steps scientists use to solve problems |
| Control(def) | The standard or unchanged portion of an experiment |
| Variable | The changeable factor in an experiment |
| Mass (def) | The amount of matter in an object |
| Volume | The amount of space taken up by an object |
| Weight | The pull of gravity on a given mass |
| Density | The amount of matter in a given space |
| Formula for Density | D=m/v |
| Average Human Body Temperature in Celcius | 37 degrees Celcius |
| Average Human Body Temperature in Fahrenheit | 98.6 degrees F |
| Boiling Point of water in Fahrenheit | 212 degrees F |
| Freezing point of water in Fahrenheit | 32 degrees F |
| Freezing point of water in Celcius | 0 degrees C |
| Boiling point of water in Celcius | 100 degrees C |
| 1ml = ___ cubic centimeters | 1ml= 1cubic centimeter |
| Metric Prefix meaning one hundred | Hecto |
| Metric Prefix meaning one thousand | Kilo |
| Person credited with the first use of the displacement method of dtermining the volume of an irregularly-shaped obj. | Archimedes |
| If a box has a mass of 2g & a volume of 1250ml, what is the density? | .0016 g/ml |
| .01 dkg = ____g | .1 g |
| 300 cl = ____ml | 3000 ml |
| 878.4 l = ____ kl | .8784 kl |
| Instrument used to measure mass | Balance |
| Instrument used to measure volume | Meter stick or graduated cylinder |
| Instrument used to measure length | Meter stick |
| 12.3 hl = ____cl | 123,000 cl |
| An irregularly shaped obj. is placed in a graduated cylinder. Without the obj. the cylinder reads 15 ml, with the obj. it reads 25 ml. What is the volume of the obj? | 10 ml |
| If the volume of an obj. is 4 ml & the density is 3g/ml, what is the mass? | 12 g |
| Scientific Method (def) | Series of planned steps scientists use to solve problems |
| -thesis (def) | Means an arrangement |
| Exponent for 100 | 10 superscipt 2 |
| deci (def) | 1/10 |
| centi- (def | 1/100 |
| Exponent for deci | 10 to -1 |
| Exponent for cent | 10 to -2 |
| 1st Greek to successfully estimated the Earth's Circumference | Eratosthenes |
| Hypothesis | A possible explanation for an observed set of facts |
| Model | A representation of something that can not be viewed in its natural state |
| Simple formula for nuclear fusion | H +H = He + Energy |
| Open system (def) | The system & its surroundings freely exchange both energy & matter |
| Scientific Method (def) | Series of planned steps scientists use to solve problems |
| Control(def) | The standard or unchanged portion of an experiment |
| Variable | The changeable factor in an experiment |
| -thesis (def) | Means an arrangement |
