7/29/2019 Ch1 Building Vocabulary WS

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1. ____mass a. a standard measurement system based on the number 10

2. ____density b. the amount of space taken up by an object

3. ____metric system c. the measure of the amount of matter in an object

4. ____weight d. a version of the metric system used by modern scientists

5. ____meniscus volume e. the measure of how much mass is contained in a given

6. ____volume f. the curve of the liquid used for measuring volume

7. ____International System ofUnits (SI)

g. the measure of the force of gravity acting on an object

8. ____predicting

9. ____observing

10. ____ qualitativeobservation

11. ____inferring

12. ____science

13. ____analyzing

14. ____quantitativeobservation

15. ____classifying

a. an observation dealing with numbers, or amounts

b. explaining or interpreting observations

c. grouping together items that are alike in some wayd. evaluating observations and data to reach conclusions

e. using one or more senses to gather information

f. an observation that deals with descriptions that cannotbe expressed in numbers

g. making a statement or claim about what will happen in the future

h. a way of learning about the natural world

Building VocabularyMatch each term with its definition by writing the letter of the correct definition in theright column on the line beside the term in the left column.

Building VocabularyMatch each term with its definition by writing the letter of the correct definition in theright column on the line beside the term in the left column.