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 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
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 measure of the amount of matter contained in or constituting a physical body
model
a physical and/or mathematical and/or conceptual representation of a system of ideas, events or processes.
scientific law
scientific law is 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
A scientific theory is an explanation of an aspect of the natural world
