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Term	Definition
Life science	study of living systems and how they interact
Hypothisis	A possible explanation for a set of observations
Scientific method	A research method whereby a problem is identified, a hypothesis stated, and hypothesis is tested
Controlled Experiment	an experiment in which only one variable is manipulated at a time
variable	factor that can be changed in an experiment
independent variable	variable that is changed in an experiment by the person, more sun light etc.
dependent variable	the variable that is measured in an experiment such as more growth
theroy	explanation of things or events based on scientific knowledge resulting from many observations and experiments
technology	applied science
compound light microscope	a microscope that consits of a tube of lenses, a stage, and a light source
electron microcope	a microscope that uses tiny particles to produce magnified images
volume	the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
area	the extent of a 2-dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary
mass	the amount of matter in an object

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