Handbook Key Term Review

Match each term in Column B with its definition in Column A. Write the correct letter in the spaces provided.

Column A

1. Sharing information

2. Tool that represents an object or process

3. Suggested solution to a problem

4. Anything that affects the outcome of an experiment

5. Information collected in an experiment

6. Basic unit of mass in Metric System

7. Basic unit of liquid volume in Metric System

8. Basic unit of length in Metric System

9. Amount of matter in something

10. Measure of the amount of energy an object contains

11. Something that does not change

12. State ahead of time what might happen

13. Form a conclusion

14. Amount of space an object takes up

15. Set of hypotheses that have been supported by repeated testing

16. Experiment in which all the conditions except one are kept constant

17. Curve at the surface of a liquid in a thin tube

18. The formula used to find the volume of a box

19. The formula used to find the area of a rectangle

20. Instrument used to measure mass

21. Temperature scale usually used in science

22. Computer model that usually shows a process

23. Way in which scientists organize information visually

Column B

a. infer

b. mass

c. variable

d. volume

e. communication

f. predict

g. model

h. temperature

i. data

j. length ´ width

k. table

l. meniscus

m. length ´ width ´ height

n. simulation

o. triple-beam balance

p. Celsius

q. gram

r. constant

s. liter

t. theory

u. meter

v. controlled experiment

w. hypothesis