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to carefully study or examine something
analyze
using evidence and reasoning to support a claim
argument
the mixture of gasses surrounding a planet
atmosphere
an event or process that leads to a result or change
cause
when something becomes different over time
change
a proposed answer to a question about the natural world
claim
the ability to make things move or change
energy
information about the natural world that is used to support or to go against (refute) a claim
evidence
how something works
function
a logical interpretation of data
interpret
a plan for asking questions and testing possible answers
investigation
anything that has mass and takes up space
matter
the body's use of molecules for energy and growth
metabolism
all of the microorganisms that live in a particular environment, such as a human body
microbiome
an object, diagram, or computer program that helps us understand something by making it simpler or easier to see
model
something we observe to be similar over and over again
pattern
