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
the variable that is being measured or tested in an experiment.
Experiment
a scientific test in which you perform a series of actions and carefully observe their effects in order to learn.
Graph
A line or tracing denoting varying values of commodities, temperatures.
Hypothesis
a supposition or proposed explanation made on the basis of limited evidence as a starting point for further investigation.
Independent variable
It is a variable that stands alone and isn’t changed by the other variables you are trying to measure.
mass
quantitative measure of inertia, a fundamental property of all matter.
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.
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 industry.
scientific theory
Carefully thought-out explanation for observations of the natural world that has been constructed using the scientific method.
Variable
any factor, trait, or condition that can exist in differing amounts or types.
Volume
pertains to the three-dimensional space that is occupied by an object.
SI unit
a scientific method of expressing the magnitudes or quantities of important natural phenomena.
