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Basic Science Vocabularly

These are the basic science words everyone needs to know

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UniverseAll that exists, including the planets, sun, stars, and space
ResearchScience To study a subject, usually using books and doing experiments
ObservationThe careful study of something
ExperimentA kind of test that scientists use to discover or prove something
Life scienceThe study of living things and how they behave
EnergyThe ability of something or someone to do work or produce heat
Physical scienceThe study of matter and energy
LaserA device that produces a narrow, strong beam of light
TechnologyScience discoveries and skills that are put to use
ScienceThe study of all of nature and the universe
MatterAnything that has mass and takes up space
Earth scienceThe study of the Earth, including its rocks, oceans, air, and weather; also the study of the sun, moon, planets, and stars
GalaxyThe study of living things and how they behave
AtomThe smallest part of a substance that can still be recognized as that substance
LiterA metric unit used to measure volume of a liquid or gas
GramThe basic metric unit of mass
MeterThe basic metric unit of length
VolumeThe number of cubic units that is needed to fill a space
HypothesisA possible answer to a problem
Metric unitA unit of measurement that is based on the number ten and multiples of ten
ProcedureA plan that is used to complete a task
LaboratoryA place with equipment that people use to do science
UnitAn amount that is used by everyone when measuring a particular thing
MicroscopeAn instrument used to study very small objects; it makes them appear much larger
MeasurementThe amount something
Scientific methodA step-by-step procedure that scientists use to do experiments and make new discoveries
AreaThe number of square units that is needed to cover a surface


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