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
Variable
anything that can change or be changed
Volume
the degree of loudness or the intensity of a sound also
SI
an international decimal system of weights and measures derived from the metric system of measurement
