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| scientific method | organized process of steps used to find answers to observations and/or questions about the world around us |
| data | information and numbers you collect during an experiment |
| hypothesis | what you think or predict will happen in an experiment |
| conclusion | after analyzing results the answer that supports your results |
| controlled variable | things you leave the same for both the test group and the control group |
| independent variable | things you add or change to the test group only |
| control group | the group in an experiment you do not change |
| test group | the group in an experiment you add your independent variable to |
| dependent variable | what is measured in an experiment, depending on your independent variables |
| responding variable | another term used to describe the dependent variable |
| scientific theory | a scientific concept that has been repeated over and over again |
| mineral | naturally occuring, inorganic solid, that has a crystal structure and a definite chemical composition |
| inorganic | was never part of a living thing |
| hardness | Moh's scale from 1-10, with 10 being a diamond |
| color | when identifying minerals, this characteristic is not the best one to use because of so many similarities |
| streak | the color of a mineral's powder |
| luster | how a mineral reflects light from its surface |
| density | no matter the size of a mineral sample, it's _________ will remain the same. |
| crystal structure | cubic, hexagonal, triclinic, etc... |
| cleavage | when a mineral splits apart easily, it is said to have this... |
| pyrite | "fool's gold" |
