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
the measurement of how tightly or loosely a given substance is a packed into a given volume
Dependent Variable
the variable that is being measured or tested in a experiment.
Experiment
the process of testing
Graph
that represents the variation of a variable in comparison
Hypothesis
an idea that proposes a tentative explanation about a phenomenon or a narrow set of phenomena observed the natural world
Independent Variable
it is a variable that stands alone and isn’t changed by the other variables you are trying to measure
Mass
describe the density and of atoms in any given object
Model
a physical and/or mathematical and/or conceptual representation of a system of ideas, events or process
Scientific Law
the description of an observed phenomenon.
Scientific Method
the technique used in the construction and testing of a scientific hypothesis
Standard
a reference that is used to calibrate measurement
Technology
the application of scientific knowledge to the practical aims of human life
