| A | B |
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| attributes | characteristics; notable properties or features |
| compare | noting the similarities in two or more objects |
| contrast | noting the differences in two or more objects |
| control | the standard used to compare with the outcome of a test |
| data | recorded observations and measurements |
| dependent variable | what is measured in an experiment; the response to the independent variable |
| dead | when a living thing ceases all biological processes |
| growth | increase in size of an organism |
| graph | diagram that shows the relationship of one variable to another |
| homeostasis | any process that living things use to actively maintain fairly stable conditions necessary for survival |
| hypothesis | a prediction that can be tested |
| independent variable | the factor that is changed in an experiment |
| inference | an attempt to explain or interpret observations |
| International System of Units (SI) | metric system; a system of measurement based on 10 that is used by scientists worldwide; gives scientists a common language to describe units of measurement |
| law | scientific theory that has been tested many times and is generally accepted as true |
| living | physical entities that have life processes such as exchanging gasses, maintaining homeostasis, can grow, adapt, and reproduce. |
| mass | measure of the amount of matter in an object |
| meter | basic unit of length in the metric system which equals 39.4 inches |
| metric system | common language of measurement in science that is used worldwide observations |
| nonliving | physical entities which do not/have not/will not engage in life processes such as exchanging gases, growing, adapting, reproducing. |
| qualitative | describing something using only words (furry, yellow, long-haired cat) |
| quantitative | describing how much of something there is ( the cat weighs 10 kg, is 25 cm high, and has an age of 150 days) |
| scientific method | systematic approach to problem solving |
| sequence | an arrangement of things or events in a particular order |
| theory | an explanation of things based on many observations |
| variable | factor tested in an experiment |
| volume | amount of space an object takes up |
