Science - Chapter 1 flash cards

Set: Science - Chapter 1

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	Term	Definition
	microscope	a tool that makes small objects appear larger
	balance	a tool that measures the amount of matter in an object (the object's mass)
	investigation	a procedure carried out to gather data about an object or event
	inquiry	an organized way to gather information and answer questions
	experiment	a procedure carried out under controlled conditions to test a hypothesis
	scientific method	a series of steps that scientists use when performing an experiment
	matter	anythong that has mass and takes up space
	mass	the amount of matter in an object
	volume	the amount of space an object takes up.
	density	the measure of how closely packed matter is in an object
	state of matter	one of the three forms (solid, liquid, gas) that matter can exist in
	solid	the state of matter that has a definite shape and a definite volume
	liquid	the state of matter that has a definite volume but no definite shape
	gas	the state of matter that does not have a definite shape or volume
	mixture	a blending of two types of matter that are not chemically combined
	solution	a uniform mixture of two or more substances in a single state of matter
	solubility	the measure of how much of a material will dissolve in another material
	suspension	a kind of mixture in which particles of one ingredient are floating in another ingredient

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