Chapter 1: A Physics Toolkt Flashcards
scientific law
a well-established rule about the natural world that sums up, but doesn’t explain, a pattern in nature
scientific theory
an explanation based on numerous observations, supported by experimental results, that may explain why things work the way they do
scientific method
a systematic method of observing, experimenting, and analyzing to answer questions about the natural world
hypothesis
an educated, testable guess about how variables are related
an educated, testable guess about how variables are related
hypothesis
a systematic method of observing, experimenting, and analyzing to answer questions about the natural world
scientific method
an explanation based on numerous observations, supported by experimental results, that may explain why things work the way they do
scientific theory
a well-established rule about the natural world that sums up, but doesn’t explain, a pattern in nature
scientific law
