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Chapter 1 Review
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Science
10th Grade
01/28/2015

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Which branch of science does not belong in the biological sciences: geology, ecology, medicine, or zoology
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Geology
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___ ___ is the continuing search for new knowledge.
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Pure Science
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A scientific ___ is a representation of a real event or object.
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model
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A series of logical steps that is followed in order to solve a problem is called the ___ ___.
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scientific method
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The first step in the scientific method is usually making ___
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observations
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Scientists test a hypothesis by doing ____.
Definition
experiments
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The force with which gravity pulls on a quantity of matter is referred to as ___.
Definition
weight
Term
The SI prefix that means one million?
Definition
Mega
Term
The SI prefix that means 1/100?
Definition
centi
Term
The SI prefix that means 1000?
Definition
kilo
Term
The SI prefix that means 1/1000
Definition
milli
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The SI prefix that means 1/1,000,000
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micro
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Chemistry and physics are the two branches of ___ science
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physical
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The application of science for practical purposes is referred to as ___.
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technology
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A theory is a scientific ___ for a phenomenon based on observation, experimentation, and reasoning.
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explanation
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Scientists depend on ___ to find practical uses for their discoveries.
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engineers
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A __ description of a scientific law would use a mathematical equation.
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quantitative
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Theories are sometimes replaced as a result of new ___.
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information
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The scientific method gives scientists a way to ___ their thinking about a problem or question.
Definition
organize
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An educated guess is a ___.
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hypothesis
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To view objects that are far away, a scientist would use a ___.
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telescope
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Any factor in an experiment that can change is referred to as a ____.
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variable
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Physicists use ___ ____ to make pieces of atoms move extremely fast and collide with one another.
Definition
particle accelerator
Term
Length, mass, time, and temperature are four of the seven SI ___ ___.
Definition
base units
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The prefix ___ means 1 billion.
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giga
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The prefix ___ means 1 billionth (1/1,000,000,000)
Definition
nano
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___ graphs are most effective at displaying data that change continuously
Definition
line
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The best kind of graph to make to show the density of a number of different substances would be a ___ graph.
Definition
bar
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