General Science

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THEORY

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• a hypothesis that has been tested repeatedly and supported by enormous amounts of evidence
• it can be disproven by a single experiment (so it may be modified or changed)

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What is a HYPOTHESIS?

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• an educated guess
• it must be testable
• it does not need to be correct to be valuable
• it should be in the form of a statement (not a question)

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SCIENCE

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• IS NOT a search for truth

- IS the best possible explanation of nature based on evidence.

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OBSERVATION

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• information that can be obtained through the senses
• it may be Qualitative (noting a characteristic) OR
• it may be Quantitative (noting a numerical value)

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INFERENCE

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• a logical conclusion based on an observation

- utilizes prior knowledge

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LITER

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-the metric unit (in the International System) for measuring volume

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METER

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-the metric unit (in the International System) for measuring length or distance

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GRAM

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-the metric unit (in the International System) for measuring mass