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
Scientific Theory
not only explains known facts
Variable
anything that can change or be changed
Volume
to the three-dimensional space that is occupied by an object
Si
a complete metric system of units of measurements for scientists.
