The Nature of Science Flashcards
Bias
a particular tendency or trend that is preconceived or unreasoned
Constant
a number that is fixed and known
Density
a mass of a unit volume of a material substance
Control
one in which the subject or group would not be tested for the dependent variable
experiment
a scientific test in which you perform a series of actions and carefully observe their effects in order to learn something
Graph
a diagram that represents the variation of a variable in comparison with that of one or more other variables
Hypothesis
an idea that proposes a tentative explanation about a phenomenon or a narrow set of phenomena observed in the natural world
Independent Variable
a variable that stands alone and isn’t changed by the other variables you are trying to measure
Mass
a quantitative of inertia, a fundamental property of all matter
Model
a physical and or mathematical and or conceptual representation of a system of ideas, events, or processes.
Scientific Law
the description of an observed phenomenon
Scientific Method
a method of discovering knowledge about the natural world based on making falsifiable predictions
Standard
an object, system, or experiment that bears a defined relationship to a unit of measurement of a physical quantity
Technology
the application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes, especially in industry
Scientific Theory
a carefully thought-out explanation for observations of the natural world that has been constructed using the scientific method
