Quiz about Life Science Vocabulary

Question 1

The factor in an experiment that will be changed.

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independent variable

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dependent variable

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controlled variable

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inferences

Question 2

You use your five senses to describe something

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observation

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prediction

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experiment

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conclusion

Question 3

The summary at the end of an experiment that explains the results, and referrers to the hypothesis using data.

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conclusion

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procedures

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materials

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responding variable

Question 4

This part of the experiment serves as a basis of comparison; the one variable being tested has been omitted. (not changed)

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control group

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experimental group

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data

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variables

Question 5

A series of steps used by scientists to solve a problem or answer a question.

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scientific method

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recipe

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data collection

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metric system

Question 6

Things that stay the same throughout the whole experiment are called

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constants

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controls

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conclusions

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independent variables

Question 7

The name of the information that you get from your experiment (you organize it into charts and graphs).

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data

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observations
conclusion

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variables

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hypothesis

Question 8

What is a hypothesis?

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Your best "educated guess" of what the answer to your question will be

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An untestable statement

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Whatever the teacher tells you is the truth

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An experiment

Question 9

A possible explanation to a problem or question that has not yet been tested.

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hypothesis

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data

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theory

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fact

Question 10

The factors in an experiment that can be changed.

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variables

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quantitative data

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hypothesis

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steps

Question 11

This variable is the actual data collected during the experiment.

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dependent variable

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independent variable

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control group

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data group

Question 12

A structure in the body made from different tissues.

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Organ

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Cell

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Tissue

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Organ System

Question 13

Cell organelle that controls what enters and leaves a cell.

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Cell Membrane

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Nucleus

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Cell Wall

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Mitochondria

Question 14

A chemical reaction that changes chemical energy/sugar into energy for a cell to use.

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Cellular Respiration

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Photosynthesis

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Digestion

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Mitosis

Question 15

Cell organelle that acts as the control center of the cell.

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Nucleus

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Cell Membrane

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Mitochondria

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Chloroplast

Question 16

Cell organelle in plants where photosynthesis happens.

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Chloroplasts

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Nucleus

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Ribosomes

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Mitochondria

Question 17

A group of the same cells that do the same function.

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Tissue

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Mitosis

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Organ

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Organism

Question 18

A set of interconnected parts that work together to do something.

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System

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Subsystem

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Function

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Structure

Question 19

The basic unit of structure and function in an organism.

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Cell

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Organ

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Atom

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Molecule

Question 20

Cell organelle that produces energy for the cell.

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Mitochondria

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Nucleus

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Chloroplast

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Ribosome

Question 21

A chemical reaction that changes solar energy into chemical energy/sugar for the cell.

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Photosynthesis

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Cellular Respiration

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Mitosis

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Digestion

Question 22

One living thing.

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Organism

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Tissue

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Organ

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Atom

Question 23

The organelle that provides support in plant cells.

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Cell Wall

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Chloroplast

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Cell Membrane

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Nucleus

Question 24

Purpose or job; what something does.

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Function

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Structure

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System

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Matter

Question 25

What is one of the small bodies in a cell's cytoplasm that are specialized to perform a specific function.

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organelle.

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tissue.

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cell.

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organ.

Question 26

Is a tissue a type of cell or a group of similar cells that perform a specific function

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A group of similar cells that perform a specific function

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A type of cell

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None of Above

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All of the Above

Question 27

Define Cell

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the basic unit of life.

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the basic unit of messing up your life.

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None of the Above

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All of the Above

Question 28

What is an organism.

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Any living thing able to carry out life processes independently.

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Any living thing able to carry out life processes with other groups.

Question 29

Define organ system.

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A group of organs that work together to perform body functions

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A group of organs that work together to perform human body parts.

Question 30

What is the definition of living

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being able to perform homeostasis without outside help

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being able to perform homeostasis with no outside help

Question 31

Cell

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the basic unit of all living things

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the basic unit of all non- living things

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the basic unit of all things moving

Question 32

Microscope

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a device that magnifies small items; used by scientists to observe extremely small objects or organisms

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a device that magnifies small items; used by scientists to observe stars in the sky

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a device that magnifies large items; used by scientists to study large animals

Question 33

Evidence

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data or information that either supports a statement or shows that it is not true

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information that supports research and shows that it is true

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ideas that are used to create a statement and shows that it is not true

Question 34

Organism

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any individual living thing

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any individual non-living thing

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any individual living thing or non-living thing

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Unicellular

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consisting of a single cell

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consisting of many cells

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consisting of no cells at all

Question 36

Multicellular

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consisting of many cells

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consisting of no cells at all

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consisting of a single cell

Question 37

Eukaryotic

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having complex cells in which the genetic material is contained inside a nucleus

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having simple cells in which the genetic material is contained inside the cytoplasm

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having complex cells in which the genetic material is contained outside a nucleus

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Prokaryote

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individual microscopic organism with no nucleus

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individual organism with many nuclei

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individual microscopic organism with a nucleus

Question 39

Tissue

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a group of cells that works together to carry out a particular task in an organism

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two cells that work together to carry out a particular task in an organism

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a group of cells that works together to carry nitrogen to an organism

Question 40

Organ

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a group of tissues that performs a complex function in a body

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a group of chemicals that performs a complex process in the body

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a group of muscles that creates movement in the body

Question 41

Organ systems are formed by

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Organs working with other organs

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cells working with other tissues

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tissues working with other tissues

Question 42

Plants take in ________from the air as one key ingredient for photosynthesis

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carbon dioxide

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oxygen

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soil

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sugar

Question 43

The main source of energy for all life comes from ____.

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the sun

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the Earth

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the moon

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the food we eat/make

Question 44

What is the name of the sugars a plant produces after photosynthesis

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Glucose

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Sugar

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ATP

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Oxygen

Question 45

Chlorophyll is:

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All of the above.

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The substance that makes plants green.

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Found inside the chloroplast cells.

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Used to absorb energy from the sun.

Question 46

Homeostasis

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is the maintenance of a relatively stable internal environment and often incorporates a form of feedback regulation

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allows for a wildly fluctuating internal environment

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is impossible in vertebrates

Question 47

The process that converts food (glucose) into energy is called

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Cellular Respiration

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Photosynthesis

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Chloroplast

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Carbon dioxide

Question 48

The 3 parts of the Cell Theory are...?

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All living things are composed of cells

Cells are the basic units of structure and function in living things

All cells are produced from other cells

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All living things are composed of cells

Cells are the basic units of dance and vibes in living things

All cells are destroyed from other aliens

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All living things are composed of Jell-O

Cells are the basic units of structure and function in living things

All cells are produced from factories in Canada

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All living things are composed of cells

Cells do karate and practice eating whole pies in their free time

All cells are produced from other cells

Question 49

A representation that explains how something is built or works

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model

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design

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black box

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collaboration

Question 50

What is 2D and cannot be manipulated but still explains how something looks or works?

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conceptual model

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globe

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skeleton

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physical model

Question 51

Facts, figures and other evidence collected

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Data

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Pie

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Cake

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Math

Question 52

A _____________________ is something that scientists use to represent an object or process

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model

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mass

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matter

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weight

Question 53

When scientists create a representation of a complex process, they are:

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making models

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inferring

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predicting

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classifying

Question 54

Theory or Law??? Changes with new observations.

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Theory

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Law

Question 55

Theory or Law??? Predicts what will happen in the natural world.

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Law

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Theory

Question 56

Theory or Law??? Is a well-tested EXPLANATION for a wide range of observations and experimental results.

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Theory

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Law

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Theory or Law??? Is a DESCRIPTION of what a scientists expects to happen every time under a certain set of conditions.

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Law

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Theory

Question 58

Scientists call the organized ways they answer questions the _________________________ .

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scientific method

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scientific explanation

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scientific notation

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scientific guesses

Question 59

The final results and answers to your big question is shared in your ________________.

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conclusion

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hypothesis

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observation

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inquiry

Question 60

What is it called when a scientist repeats an experiment several times in the exact same way?

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Repeated trials

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Hypothesis testing

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Sloppy work

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