Science Vocabulary

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Liquid water gains energy becoming a gas. What is this process called? Options: Sublimation, Condensation, Evaporation, Precipitation

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Evaporation

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The part of an experiment that is changed on purpose

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Independent Variable

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3rd layer of the Earth's atmosphere, where meteors burn up

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Mesosphere

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Any part of an experiment that is kept the same, also called a controlled variable

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Constant

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A guess that is based on observations

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Inference

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The transfer of heat energy when objects are touching

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Conduction

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Observations that are made using your senses

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Qualitative

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An educated guess that answers a question

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Hypothesis

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The part of an experiment that changes in response to the independent variable

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Dependent Variable

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To favor or oppose based on a personal preference

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Bias