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Basic science

The fundamental knowledge about various aspects of our world and their underlying principles.

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control

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Part of a scientific experiment that stays the same while other parts are allowed to change. It is standard for comparing the results.

convection

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The movement of heat from one place to another in a liquid or gas by the movement of molecules.

concave

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Concave inward, like the inside of a bowl. When rays of light pass through a concave lens, they spread apart.

Fahrenheit scale

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A temperature scale on which the freezing point of water is 32 and the boiling point of water is 212.

force

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Something that causes an object to move, change its shape, or change its speed or direction if it is moving.

empirical

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Based on observation, usually as part of an experiment, rather than on thought alone and is called as empirical.

equinox

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Either of the two times during the year when the Sun is directly above the equator and daylight and night are the same length.

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