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USING ALL FIVE SENSES TO GATHER INFORMATION IS CALLED
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OBSERVATION
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AN INTERPRETATION BASED ON OBSERVATION AND THE PRIOR KNOWLEDGE IS AN
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INFERENCE
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A POSSIBLE EXPLANATION FOR A SET OF OBSERVATIONS OR AN ANSWER TO A SCIENTIFIC QUESTION IS A
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HYPOTHESIS
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A EXPERIMENT IS AN EXPERIMENT IN WHICH ALL FACTORS EXCEPT ONE ARE KEPT CONSTANT
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CONTROLLED
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ANY FACTOR THAT CAN CHANGE IN AN EXPERIMENT IS CALLED A
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VARIABLE
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THE FACTS,, FIGURES, AND OTHER EVIDENCE GAINED THROUGH OBSERVATION ARE CALLED
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DATA
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The amount of matter an object contains is its
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Mass
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A SUBSTANCE THAT CANNOT BE BROKEN DOWN INTO ANY SUBSTANCE CHEMICALLY OR PHYSICALLY IS AN
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ELEMENT
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THE SMALLEST PART OF AN ELEMENT, THAT STILL HAS THE PROPERTIES OF THAT ELEMENT IS AN
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ATOM
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A MOLECULE IS A MOLECULE WITH ELECTRICALLY CHARGED AREAS.
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POLAR
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THE TIGHTNESS ACROSS THE SURFACE OF WATER CAUSED BY POLAR WATER MOLECULES PULLING ON EACH OTHER IS CALLED
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SURFACE TENSION
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ACTION IS THE COMBINED FORCE OF ATTRACTION AMOUNG WATER MOLECULES AND WITH THE MOLECULES OF SURROUNDING MATERIAlS.
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CAPILLARY
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A IS A MIXTURE IN WHICH ONE SUBSTANCE IS DISSOLVED IN ANOTHER.
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SOLUTION
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THE PROCESS BY WHICH MOLECULES AT THE SURFACE OF A LIQUID ABSORB ENOUGH ENERGY TO CHANGE TO A GASEOUS STATE IS
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EVAPORATION
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A IS A MIXTURE IN WHICH PARTICLES CAN BE SEEN AND EASILY SEPERATED BY SETTLING OR FILTRATION.
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SUSPENSION
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