| A | B |
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| Scientific Method | A systematic approach to problem solving. |
| Problem | What you are trying to solve. (?) |
| Hypothesis | An educated guess to the final outcome of an experiment. |
| Independent Variable | The factor being changed, manipulated, in an experiment. |
| Dependent Variable | What happens, responds, because of the factor you changed. |
| Observation | Factual information collected using one of your five senses. |
| Inference | An educated guess based on an observation. |
| Control | The factor remaining unchanged in an experiment. |
| Data | Observations and measurements collected throughout an experiment. |
| Conclusion | The final thoughts on the outcomes of the experiment. |
| Prefix | Terms attached to the beginning of a word. |
| Suffix | Terms attached to the end of a word. |
| Kilo | One thousand units (1000) |
| Centi | On hundredth of a unit (.01) |
| Milli | One thousandth of a unit (.001) |
| Metric System | Universal system of measurement based on powers of 10. |
| Volume | The amount of space an object takes up. |
| Mass | The amount of matter in an object. |
| Density | The relationship between an object's mass and volume. |
