Physical Science Flashcards
1
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scientific fact
A
objective
verifiable observation
2
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scientific theory
A
greater body accepted : principals knowledge relationships that explain a fact
eg: the theory of relativity
3
Q
hypothesis
A
educated guess that is not yet proven
predicts the outcome of an experiment
4
Q
law
A
`explanation of events that always lead to the same outcome
an idea used to explain events applied to other situations
5
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scientific method :
A
stating the problem
hypothesis
conducting experiments to test hypothesis
observing results
forming the conclusion
6
Q
hetero-
A
different
7
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homo-
A
same
8
Q
standard deviation
A
measures the variability of a data set and determines the CI level of the data set
9
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range
A
difference between the high and low value to determine the spread
10
Q
regression analysis
A
changing one variable to see how it affects another variable
