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The Nature of Science Flashcards

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Bias

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a particular tendency, trend, of something in favor of one side

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hypothesis

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a mere assumption of a guess

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Standard

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an average for normal requirement,quality,quantity,level,or grade

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Constant

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not changing or varying

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Independent Variable

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a variable that is intentionally changed to observe effect on the dependent variable

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Technology

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a scientific or industrial process, invention, or method

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Control

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one in which the subject or a group would not be tested for the dependent variable

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Mass

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a collection of particles

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Scientific Theory

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a scientific guess or belief

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Density

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a amount of things in a certain area

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Model

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a representation, generally small

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Variable

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capable of being varied or changed

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Dependent Variable

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a variable depending on an independent one

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Scientific Law

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the description of an observed phenomenon

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Volume

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a mass of quantity, of something

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Experiment

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to try or test, especially in order to discover or prove something

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Scientific Method

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a method of research in which a problem is identified, relevant data are gathered, a hypothesis is formulated from these data, and the hypothesis is empirically tested.

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SI

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any of the units adopted for international use under the Système International d’Unités, now employed for all scientific and most technical purposes. There are seven fundamental units: the metre, kilogram, second, ampere, kelvin, candela, and mole; and two supplementary units: the radian and the steradian. All other units are derived by multiplication or division of these units without the use of numerical factors

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Graph

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a diagram representing a system of connections or interrelations among two or more things by a number of distinctive dots, lines, bars

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