science chapter 1 complete Flashcards
Cover with a clean dressing and apply direct pressure to stop bleeding
Cuts
Flush the skin with large amounts of water
Foreign objects in the eye
Immerse in cold water
Burns
Flush the skin with large amounts of water
Spills on skin
___ is using one or more of your senses to gather information
Observing
A ___ ____ accurately shows the proportions between its parts
Scale model
When you explain or interpret the things you observe, you are…
Inferring
Describes how to measure a variable or define a term
Operational definition
A possible explanation for a set of observations or answer to a scientific question
Hypothesis
The facts, figures, and other evidence gathered through observations
Data
An _____ is a living thing
Organism
The study of life is
Biology
The different ways scientists study the natural world
Scientific inquiry
Sharing of ideas and experimental findings with others through writing and speaking
Communicating
A _____ _____ is a part of the experiment to which you can compare the results of the other tests
Control group