NAture Of Science Flashcards

Nature of science

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What does Evidence mean

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The observations and information that support a claim

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Inference

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An idea or conclusion based on an observation

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3
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Classify

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To put things into Groups

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4
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Investigation

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The process of studying or testing something to learn more about it

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5
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Knowledge

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Facts and information collected over time

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Opinion

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A belief or a judgment

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7
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Communication

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Sharing of information

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8
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Order

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To arrange things by when they happened or by their size

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9
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Science

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The study of the natural world through investigation

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10
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Scientific methods

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All the way scientists do investigations

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11
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Models

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This should be a similar as possible to the real thing

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12
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The control

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The parties the experiment that is used to compare all the other groups

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13
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Variable

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Any condition in an experiment that can be Changed

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14
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Line graph

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A type of Graph suited to show change over time

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15
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Hypothesis

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A statement that can be tested And that explains what you think will happen in it experiment

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16
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Procedure

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The steps you follow in your experiment

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17
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Predict

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To use patterns in observations to say what may happen next

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18
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Experiment

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An investigation that is controlled

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19
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In accurate

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A measure that is close to the to size

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20
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A metric unit of length

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Meter

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21
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I metric unit of mass

22
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Metric unit for temperature

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Metric unit of volume

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A toll used to measure force

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Sring scale

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A Toll used to measure mass
Pan balance
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A metric unit of time
Seconds
27
The amount of space is all that liquid or gas takes up
Volume
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A toll used to measure volume
Graduated cylinder
29
A variable
Be things changing in an experiment
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Replicate
To follow in another scientist experiment
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What form is water in when the particles are tightly packed together
Solid
32
Water when the particles move a little
Liquids
33
When the particles are far apart
Gas
34
The build-up of electrical charges on the surface of an object
Static Electricity
35
The flow of electrical charges or moving electrons along a conductor in a circuit
Current electricity
36
Stored energy
Potential energy
37
Cancel energy plus kinetic energy equals white energy
Mechanical
38
The energy of motion
Kinetic energy
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Something that slows or stops the flow of electricity
Insulator
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Something that helps the electricity to keep flowing
Conductor
41
A push or a pool
A force
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He energy
Thermal energy
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Energy that can be released by a chemical reaction
Chemical
44
Form of energy you can see
Sound
45
Energy of moving particles of matter
Thermal
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Energy caused by the movement of electric charges
Electrical
47
When he transfers through liquids and gasses
Convection
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When you can't feel heat without touching it
Radiation
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An atom with more ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, than protons has a negative charge
Electrons
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The movement of static electricity from one object to another is cold
Discharge
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An atom with more,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, than electrons has a positive charge
Proton
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Where electricity is produced
Generating station