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V1 Measurement, Microscopes, & Methods

Chapter 1 vocabulary

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datainformation gathered by scientists
meterbasic metric unit for length
microscopean instrument that makes small objects appear larger
controlled experimentan experiment with two test groups
volumethe amount of space in something
kilogramthe metric unit for measuring mass
lensa piece of glass for bending light
constantthe factor kept the same in an experiment
cubic metera metric unit for volume based on the meter
densitythe amount of mass in a given volume
variablethe factor that changes in an experiment
literthe metric unit for volume
massthe amount of matter something contains
observeuse senses to get information
inferexplaination for an observation
estimateguess the number of
measurethe amount of an observation (# & unit)
predictsay what might happen in the future
classifysort or group things
hypothesizesuggest an answer to a problem
analyzelooking for patterns or trends in data
circle grapha graph showing percentages
bar grapha graph for comparing
line grapha graph to show change over time


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