SECTION 1.5
Class
Name
Date
Science Key Term Review II
Match each term in Column B with its definition in Column A. Write the
correct letter in the spaces provided.
Column A
Column B
__________ 1. Sharing information
a. infer
__________ 2. Tool that represents an object or process
b. mass
__________ 3. Suggested solution to a problem
c. variable
__________ 4. Anything that affects the outcome of an
experiment
d. volume
__________ 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
e. communication
f. predict
g. model
h. temperature
i. data
j. length × width
__________ 10. Measure of the amount of energy an object
contains
k. table
__________ 11. Something that does not change
l. meniscus
__________ 12. State ahead of time what might happen
m. length × width × height
__________ 13. Form a conclusion
n. simulation
__________ 14. Amount of space an object takes up
o. triple-beam balance
__________ 15. Set of hypotheses that have been supported by
repeated testing
p. Celsius
q. gram
__________ 16. Experiment in which all the conditions except one
are kept constant
r. constant
__________ 17. Curve at the surface of a liquid in a thin tube
s. liter
__________ 18. The formula used to find the volume of a box
t. theory
__________ 19. The formula used to find the area of a rectangle
u. meter
__________ 20. Instrument used to measure mass
v. controlled experiment
__________ 21. Temperature scale usually used in science
w. hypothesis
__________ 22. Computer model that usually shows a process
__________ 23. Way in which scientists organize information
visually
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