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Scientific Problem Solving (Science Vocab) Flashcards

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What is the investigation and exploration of natural events and of the new information that results from those investigations?

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Science

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What are the results of using one or more of your senses to gather information and taking note of what occurs

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observations

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What is a logical explanation of an observation that is drawn from prior knowledge or experience?

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inference

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What is a possible explanation for an observation that can be tested by scientific investigations

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hypothesis

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4
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What is a statement of what will happen next in a sequence events

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prediction

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What is an explanation of observations or events that is based on knowledge gained from many observations and investigations

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scientific theory

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What is a rule that describes a repeatable pattern in nature?

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scientific law

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What is a practical use of scientific knowledge, especially for industrial or commercial use?

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Technology

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What is comparing what you already know with the information you are given in order to decide whether you agree with it?

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Critical thinking

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9
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What is a spoken or written summary of observations?

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description

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What is an interpretation of observations?

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Explanation

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What is the internationally accepted system of measurement?

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International System of Units (SI)

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12
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What is a method of writing or displaying very small or very large values in a short form?

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Scientific notation

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What is the expression of error as a percentage of the accepted value?

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Percent error

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14
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what is any factor that can have more than one value

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variable

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What is the factor that you want to test, it is changed by the investigator to observe how it affects a dependent variable?

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Independent variable

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What is the factor you observe or measure during an experiment?

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Dependent Variable

17
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What are the factors in an experiment that do not change?

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Constants

18
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What is used to study how a change in the independent variable changes the dependent variable?

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Experimental group

19
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What contains the same factors as the experimental group, but the independent variable is not changed?

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Control group

20
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What uses words to describe what is observed?

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Qualitative Data

21
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What uses numbers to describe what is observed?

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Quantitative data

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