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.
