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| Life Science | the study of living things |
| Scientific Methods | a series of steps followed to solve problems |
| Hypothesis | a possible explanation or answer to a question |
| Controlled experiment | tests only on factor at a time by using a comparison of a control group with an experimental group |
| Variable | a factor that changes in an experiment in order to test a hypothesis |
| Model | a pattern, plan, representaion, or description designed to show the structure or workings of and object |
| Theory | an explanation that ties together many hypotheses and observations |
| Law | a summary of many experimental results that wtates what will happen |
| Technology | the application of science for practical purposes |
| Compound Light Microscope | an insturment that magnifes small objects so that they can be seen easily by using two or more lenses |
| Electron Microscope | a microscope that focuses a beam of electrons to magnify objects |
| Area | a measure of the size of a surface or a region |
| Volume | a measure of the size of a body or region in three-dimensional space |
| Mass | a measure of the amount of matter in an object |
| Temperature | a measure of how hot or cold something is |
