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Gathered information carefully and orderly
Data
A conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning
Inference
Proposed scientific explanation for a set of observations.
Hypothesis
An expirement that has a performer and the performer is testing a hypothesis. But only the independent variable may be changed.
Controlled experiment
The study of life
Biology
summary of hypotheses that have been suppored by repeting several times
Scientific theory
a scientific procedure undertaken to make a discovery, test a hypothesis, or demonstrate a known fact
Expirement
Variable that scientists observe
Dependent variable
Variable that is being changed
Indepent variable
Variable that is never changed
Control variable
Information that may disprove a theory or expirement.
Evidence
Info that deals with qualities and traits
Qualitive
Info that deals with numbers
Quantitive
To investegate and understand the natural world
1/3 goals of science
Explain events in the natural world.
2/3 goals