| A | B |
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| celsius | metric temperature scale on which water freezes at 0° and boils at 100° |
| centimeter | one hundreth of a meter |
| chemistry | study of what substances are made of and how they change and combine |
| control setup | part of an experience that does not contain a variable |
| conversion factor | fraction that always equals one, shich is used for dimensional analysis |
| cubic centimeter (cm³ or cc) | metric unit used to measure the volume of solids; equal to a milimeter |
| data | recorded observations & measurements |
| density | mass per unit volume of a substance |
| dimmensional analysis | converting one unit to another |
| experimental setup | part of an experiment that contains a variable |
| gram (g) | one thousandth of a kilogram |
| hypothesis | proposed solution toa scientific problem |
| kilogram (kg) | basic unit of mass in the metric system |
| law | scientific theory that has been tested many times and is generally accepted as true |
| liter (l) | unit of volume in the metric system |
| meniscus | point at the bottom of the curve of a liquid in a graduated cylinder |
| meter (m) | basic unit of length in the metric system |
| metric system | standard system of measurement used by all scientists |
| milligram (mg) | one thousanth of a gram |
| millimeter (mm) | one thousanth of a meter |
| milliliter (mL) | one thousanth of a liter |
| physics | study of forms of enery and the laws of motion |
| scientific method | systematic approach to a problem |
| theory | most logical explanation of events that occur in nature |
| variable | factor that is being tested in an experiment |
