The Nature of Science Flashcards
Bias
a particular tendency, trend, of something in favor of one side
hypothesis
a mere assumption of a guess
Standard
an average for normal requirement,quality,quantity,level,or grade
Constant
not changing or varying
Independent Variable
a variable that is intentionally changed to observe effect on the dependent variable
Technology
a scientific or industrial process, invention, or method
Control
one in which the subject or a group would not be tested for the dependent variable
Mass
a collection of particles
Scientific Theory
a scientific guess or belief
Density
a amount of things in a certain area
Model
a representation, generally small
Variable
capable of being varied or changed
Dependent Variable
a variable depending on an independent one
Scientific Law
the description of an observed phenomenon
Volume
a mass of quantity, of something
Experiment
to try or test, especially in order to discover or prove something
Scientific Method
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.
SI
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
Graph
a diagram representing a system of connections or interrelations among two or more things by a number of distinctive dots, lines, bars
