BSC1010l MIDTERM PRACTICAL STUDY GUIDE

Inductive reasoning - specific to general Deductive reasoning - general to specific Independent variable - variable that is manipulated Dependent variable - variable is the variable being tested and measured in a scientific experiment Significant figures - All the digits that can be known precisely in a measurement, plus a last estimated digit Farenheit to Celsius - (32°F − 32) × 5/9 = 0°C Celsius to Fahrenheit - (0°C × 9/5) + 32 = 32°F Blow out pipette - The double rings on the upper end of pipette indicate that the pipette Delivery pipette - the delivered quantity of liquid corresponds to the capacity printed on the pipette Tare - a deduction from the gross weight of a substance and its container made in allowance for the weight of the container Balance beam - scales do not measure weight, instead they value mass Electronic - scales determine the weight of an object Meniscus - a lens that is convex on one side and concave on the other