Chapter 1: Science And The Natural World Flashcards
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Classifying
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The process of grouping together items that are alike in someway
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Inferring
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An interpretation based on observations and prior knowledge
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Observing
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Using one or more of your senses to gather information
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Predicting
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The process of forecasting what will happen in the future based on past experience or evidence
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Science
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A way of learning about the natural world
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Making models
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The process of creating representations of complex objects or processes
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Qualitative observations
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An observation that deals with characteristics that can’t be expressed in numbers
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Evaluating
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Comparing observations and data to reach a conclusion about them
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Quantitative observations
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An observation that deals with number or amount
