| A | B |
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| Biology | The study of Life |
| Light Microscope | Light passes through the object being looked at and then through 2 or more lenses. |
| stereomicroscope | used for viewing large objects and things through which light cannot pass. |
| International System of Units | a measuring system based on units of ten. |
| meter | SI unit of length |
| volume | the amount of space a substance occupies |
| kilogram | SI unit of mass |
| scientific method | series of steps scientists use to solve problems |
| Recognizing the Problem | 1st step in the scienctific method |
| researching the problem | the 2nd step in the scienctific method |
| forming a hypothesis | 3rd step in the scientific method |
| testing the hypothesis | 4th step in the scientific method |
| drawing conclusions | 5th step in the scientific method |
| hypothesis | an educated guess |
| experiment | testing the hypothesis |
| variable | something that causes the changes observed in an experiment |
| control | standard for comparing results |
| data | recorded facts or measurements from an experiment |
| theory | a hypothesis that has been tested again and again by many scientists |
| technology | the use of scientific discoveries to solve everyday problems |
| celsius | SI scale for measuring temperature |
| temperature | measure of the amount of heat |
| degrees | units measuring temperature |
| time | period of time between two events |
| seconds | SI unit for measuring time |
