vocabulary #1

Vocabulary #1 The Study of life

1.biology: is the study of living or once- living things.

2.light microscope: light passes through the object being looked at and then through two more lenses.




3.stereomicroscope: is used for viewing large objects and things through which light cannot pass, such as insects.
4.International System of Units: is a measuring system based on units of 10. Scientist all over the world uses it.

5.meter: the SI unit of lenght.
6.volume: is the amount of space a substance occupies.
occupies.

7.Celsius: scientist measure temperature.
8.scientific method: to solve problems.
9.hypothesis: is a statement that can be tested.

10. experiment: a series of steps with controlled conditions.
11.variable: is something that causes the changes observed in an experiment.
12.Data: are the recorded facts or measurements from an experiment.

13.theory: is a hypothesis tha has been tested again and again by many scientists, with similar results each time.

14.technology: the use of scientific discoveries to solve everyday problems.