Science Skills Vocabulary Flashcards
Cause-Effect Question
A question that asks what factor causes the outcome of another
Continuous Data
Data that can be measured
Descriptive Question
A question that asks about details
Discrete Data
Data that can be counted
Hypothesis
A possible justification or answer to a question
Objective Information
Factual, unbiased information that can be observed and verified by multiple people
Objective Observation
An observation that can be seen, touched, heard, or smelled
Qualitative Data
Descriptive information
Quantitative Data
Numerical information
Relational Question
A question that asks about similarities or differences
Resourcefulness
The ability to deal with tricky situations
Scientific Method
A process for answering questions scientifically
Scientifically Investigable Question
A question that can be thoroughly and systematically examined to find the truth or the correct answer
Subjective Information
Information that can be obtained from facts but that can be interpreted differently by different people
Subjective Observations
Observations that are opinions, ideas, and thoughts, and are not seen, touched, felt, heard, or smelled
