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
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
an idea that proposes a tentative explanation about a phenomenon or a narrow set of phenomena observed in 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
a quantitative measure of inertia
Model
a physical and/or mathematical and/or conceptual representation of a system of ideas, events, or processes
Scientific Law
the description of an observed phenomenon
Scientific Method
a method of procedure that has characterized natural science since the 17th century
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 for practical purposes, especially in an industry
Scientific Theory
a carefully thought-out explanation for observations of the natural world that has been constructed using the scientific method
Variable
anything that can change or be changed
Volume
to the amount of space the object takes up
SI
a scientific method of expressing the magnitudes or quantities of important natural phenomena
