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| A way of learning about the natural world through observations and logical reasoning. |
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| The process of using one or more of your senses to gather information. |
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| The process of making an inference, an interpretation based on observations and prior knowledge. |
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| The process of forecasting what will happen in the future based on past experience or evidence. |
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| A possible explanation for a set of observations or answer to a scientific question. |
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| Factors that can change in an experiment. |
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| Facts, figures, and other evidence gathered through observations. |
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| A statement that describes what scientists expect to happen every time under a particular set of conditions. |
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| A well-tested explanation for a wide range of observations or experimental results. |
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| A measure of how much matter is in an object. |
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| international system of units |
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| The system of units (SI) used by scientists to measure the properties of matter. |
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