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Question
The subject matter at issue
organize
To arrange by systematic planning and united effort
hypothesis
A tentative insight into the natural world
gather
Sewing consisting of small folds or puckers made by pulling tight a thread in a line of stitching
test
Trying something to find out about it
record
Anything providing permanent evidence of or information about past events
analyze
To make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical ___ of
conclude
To decide by reasoning
theory
A tentative insight into the natural world
science
Study of the natural world through experiments
ho
A trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group
Matter
That which has mass and occupies space
mass
How much matter something contains
scale
Tool for weighing things; also a set of musical notes
weight
The vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity
balance
Staying steady without falling over
beaker
A flatbottomed jar made of glass or plastic
flask
Bottle that has a narrow neck
burner
The heating elements of a stove or range on which pots and pans are placed for cooking
gram
A metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram
kilogram
One thousand grams
bunsen
German chemist who with Kirchhoff pioneered spectrum analysis but is remembered mainly for his

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