The Method of Science Flashcards
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Science
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Process that uses observation and investigation to gain knowledge about events in nature
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Scientific Method
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An organized set of investigation procedures used by scientists
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Hypothesis
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Educated guess or testable prediction
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Experiment
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Organized procedure or testing hypothesis
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Control
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Standard for comparison
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Constant
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Factor that doesn’t vary in experimenter
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Independent Variable
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Factor that is adjusted by the experimenter (x-axis)
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Dependent variable
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Factor who’s value depends on the independent variable(y-axis)
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Science Law
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Rule of Nature that sums up related observation to describe a pet teen in nature *Law of Gravity
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Science Theory
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Explanation based experiments, most logical explanation *Black Hole Theory
