| A | B |
|---|
| one-thousandth | milli- |
| one hundred | hecto- |
| one | basic unit |
| one-tenth | deci- |
| ten | deca- |
| one thousand | kilo- |
| one-hundredth | centi- |
| step 1 | identify the problem |
| step 2 | research |
| step 3 | make a hypothesis |
| step 4 | experiment |
| step 5 | record and analyze data |
| step 6 | make a conclusion |
| step 7 | repeat |
| science | understanding the world around us |
| dependent variable | the variable that is affected because of what the scientist does |
| personal opinion | bias |
| volume | the amount of space an object takes up |
| International System of Units | formal name of the metric system |
| temperature | thermometer is used to measure |
| constant | rule that describes the behavior of something in nature |
| length | metric ruler is used to measure this property |
| scientific method | a problem-solving set of procedures used by scientists |
| length | basic unit is meter |
| metric system is based of multiples of | 10 |
| independent variable | the variable that is being tested; the one the scientist has control over |
| scientific theory | an explanation or model backed by results from many tests or experiments |
| mass | the amount of matter that makes up an object |
| hypothesis | an educated guess as to a possible solution or end result |
| constant | something that all the groups receive the same of |
| control group | the group that is used as a comparison to the norm |
