Scientific Method Safety Vocabulary Flashcards

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What is the definition for Observing

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The process of collecting evidence

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What is the definition for Control

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The thing that does not change in an experiment

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What is the definition for Measuring

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To quantify something (how long, how much, how large)

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What is the definition for Variable

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The part of the experiment that may change or vary

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What is the definition for Flammable

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Capable of catching fire

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What is the definition for Corrosive

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To wear away or be destroyed gradually

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What is the definition for Question

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To ask

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What is the definition for Procedure

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The steps to complete an experiment

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What is the definition for Classifying

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The act of putting like things together

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What is the definition for Conclusion

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The end of the scientific investigation

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What is the definition for Hypothesis

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A tentative explanation for an observation or phenomenon; an if than statement

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What is the definition for Experiment

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a test, trial,or tentative procedure; an act or operation
for the purpose of discovering something unknown.

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What is the definition for Prediction

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an expectation of what will be observed or what will
happen

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What is the definition for Problem

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what you are trying to solve in a scientific investigation

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What is the definition for Solution

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to answer a scientific investigation

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What is the definition for Observation

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the act of noting and recording an event,
characteristic or anything detected

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What is the definition for Inferring

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a logical conclusion based on what you know

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What is the definition Phenomenon

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a remarkable person, thing,or event