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60 Cards in this Set
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A possible explanation for a set of observations or a possible answer to a scientific question.
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Hypothesis
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An experiment in which only one variable is manipulated at a time.
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Controlled experiment
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Using one or more of your sense to gather infomation.
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Observing
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Observations that deal with a number, or amount
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Quantitative observation
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The ways people change the world around them to meet their needs and solve practical problems.
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Technology
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A way of learning about the natural world
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Science
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Observations that deal with descriptions that cannot be expressed in numbers
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Qualitative observation
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Interpreting or explaining things you observe through inferring or making an assumption
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Inference
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Making a forecast of what will happen in the future based on past experiences or evidence
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Prediction
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A process of grouping together items that are alike in some way.
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Classifying
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Representations of complex, objects or processes
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Models
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The study of living things.
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Life science or biology
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The diverse ways in which scientists study the natural world and propose explanations based on the evidence they gather.
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Scientific inquiry
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Factors that can change in an experiment.
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Variable
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The one variable that is purposely changed to test a hypothesis.
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Independent or manipulated variable
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The factor that may change in response to the manipulated variable
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Responding variable or dependent variable
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A statement that describes how to measure a variable or define a term.
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Operational definition
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The facts, figures, and other evidence gathered through observations.
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Data
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The sharing of ideas and experimental findings with others through writing and speaking.
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Communicating
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Supports the body tube and stage
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Arm
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Provides a firm and steady support
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Base
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Holds the eyepiece lens and objective lens at the correct distance for magnification
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Body tube
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Raises or lowers the body tube or stage a LARGE distance with each turn of this knob
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Coarse adjustment
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Regulates the amount of light passing through the stage opening
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Diaphraghm
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Usually contains one lens of 10 power magnification (10X)
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Eyepiece
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Raises or lowers the body tube or stage a SMALL distance with each turn of this knob
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Fine adjustment
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Usually a lens of 43 or 45 magnification
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High power objective
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Provides the light needed to view the specimen.
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Lamp
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Usually a lens of 10 power magnification (10X)
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Low power objective
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Directs light through the stage opening and eyepiece to view the specimen
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Mirror
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Turns so that the high and low power objectives may be switched.
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Nosepiece
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Where the microscope slide is placed for viewing.
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Stage
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Holds the slide firmly in place on the stage
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Stage clips
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What is the study of parts that make up living things?
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Anatomy
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What is the study of how the parts of living things work?
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Physiology
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What is the study of plants?
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Botany
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What is the study of animals?
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Zoology
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What is the study of microscopic living things
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Microbiology
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What is the study of the interaction of living things and their surroundings?
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Ecology
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Studying or working in only one part of a subject
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Specialization
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A model or guide used to solve problems and get information.
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Scientific method
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A British zoologist who studies chimpanzees.
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Jane Goodall
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Basic metric unit of mass.
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Gram
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Basic metric unit of volume.
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Liter
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Amount of matter in an object.
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Mass
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Basic metric unit of length
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Meter
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What does the prefix kilo mean?
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1,000
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What does the prefix hecto mean?
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100
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What does the prefix deka mean?
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10
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What does the prefix deci mean?
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one tenth 1/10
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What does the word centi mean?
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One hundredth or 1/100
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What does the word milli mean?
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One one thousandth or 1/1000
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A unifying explanation for a broad range of hypotheses and observations that have been supported by
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Theory
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The ______________ microscope is made up of three main parts - a tube with lenses, a stage, and a light.
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Compound light microscope
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The ___________ microscope uses tiny particles called electrons to produce magnified images.
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Electron microscope
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What does SI stand for?
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International System of Units
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The measure of how much surface an object has
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Area
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The amount of space that something occupies is
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Volume
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The amount of matter that makes up a object is
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Mass
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The _________ is the basic unit for mass.
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Kilogram
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