| A | B |
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| science | knowledge obtained by observing natural events |
| scientific methods | series of steps used to answer questions and solve problems |
| investigation | detailed search for answers |
| observation | any use of the senses to gather information |
| hypothesis | possible explanation or answer to a question |
| data | any information that results from experimentation |
| theory | unifying explanation for a range of hypotheses that have been supported by testing |
| law | summary of many experimental results and tells how things work |
| model | representation of an object or system |
| accuracy | quality or state of being crrect; free of error |
| volume | amount of space that something occupies or contains |
| mass | amount of matter that something is made up of |
| temperature | measure of how hot or cold something is |
| area | amount of surface an object has |
| density | amount of matter in a given volume |
| dependent variable | the factor that changes in an experiment |
| variable | a factor that changes in a controlled experiment |
| International System of Units | system of measuring used by all scientist |
| matter | anything that has volume and mass |
| independent variable | the factor in an experiment that is deliberately manipulated |
| meniscus | curve of a liquid's surface used to measure the volume |
| evaluate | to judge the worth of |
