lesson 1 Flashcards
Science
The investigation and exploration of natural events and of the new information that results form those investigations.
Observation
The results of using one or more of your senses to gather information and taking note of what occurs.
Inference
A logical explanation of an observation that is drawn form prior knowledge or experience.
Hypothesis
A possible explanation for an observationm that can be tested by scientific investigations.
Prediction
A statment of what will happen next in a sequence of events.
Scientific theory
An explanation of observations or events that is based on knowledge gained from many observations and investigations.
Scientific law
A rule that describes a repeatable pattern in nature.
Technology
The practical use of scientific knowledge, escpecially for industrial or commercial use.
Critical thinking
Comparing what you already know with the information you are given in order to deide whether you agree with it.
Description
A spoken or written summary of observations.
Explanation
An interpretation of observations.
International System of Units
The internationally accepted system of measurment.
Scientific notation
A method of writing or displaying very small or very large numbers in a short form.
Percent Error
The expresion of error as a percentage of the accepted value.
Variable
Any factor that can have more than one value.
