The Nature of Science Flashcards
Bias
“a preference for or against one idea, thing or person”
Constant
” A quantity that is unknown but assumed to have a fixed value in a specified mathematical context. “
Control
” one in which the subject or a group would not be tested for the dependent variable”
Density
“Density, the mass of a unit volume of a material substance.”
Dependent Variable
“It is something that depends on other factors.”
Experiment
“a scientific test in which you perform a series of actions and carefully observe their effects in order to learn “
Graph
“that represents the variation of a variable in comparison with”
Hypothesis
It is something you think will happen if you do something.
Independent Variable
“It is a variable that stands alone and isn’t changed by the other variables you are trying to measure.”
Mass
“A measure of the amount of matter contained in or constituting a physical body.”
Model
“a representation of an idea”
Scientific Law
“the description of an observed phenomenon”
Scientific Method
The scientific method is steps to understand something.
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 to the practical aims of human life”
