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General Lab Vocab
100

All living things are made up of...

Cells

100

What unit is air pressure measured with?

Millibars mb

100

When hot washers were added to room temperature water did they gain or lose energy?

Lost energy to the water

100

Why is baked cake not a mixture?

The original ingredients can't be separated. The chemical composition changed

100

What is a claim?

A statement that answers the question or draws conclusions

200

On a microscope will a higher magnification make the cell look bigger or smaller?

Bigger

200

What is the difference between latitude and longitude?

Longitude goes up and down (north and south) Latitude goes side to side (East and west)

200

What would take longer to freeze, lake Erie or lake Ontario? Why?

Lake Ontario because it is larger

200

How should you separate a liquid from a solid?

Sieve or Funnel

200

What is the purpose of an investigation?

The reason for the investigation, what you are trying to find out

300

An organism with one cell is called...

Unicelluar 

300

How can we predict type of precipitation?

Temperature 

300

How do you calculate change in temperature? 

Final Temperature minus Initial Temperature

300

When would you use a sieve for solids? 

To quickly separate large and small items from each other

300

What is an experimental constraint? Provide an example

A constraint is a boundary or limit, something that can't be changed. Example- The time constraint is one class period

400

What is a tissue?

A group of cells

400

What type of weather is associated with high pressure?

Happy Weather! (Good weather)

400

What happens to the energy of water molecules as they are heated?

They move faster which increases their kinetic energy

400

Why does ice float in water?

It has less density

400

What does numerical mean?

Using numbers 

500

Name TWO organelles that a plant cell has but an animal cell does not have?

Chloroplasts, Cell Wall, Central Vacuole

500

What type of front is represented by triangles?

Cold Front

500

What is specific heat?

The amount of energy required to raise on gram of a substance by one degree Celsius

500

How does a respirator (mask) help people to breathe clean air?

It filters out larger substances like smoke, dust, etc

500

What is the difference between evidence and reasoning?

Evidence uses facts like data, reasoning explains those facts