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 variables
Density
A measure of mass per unit of volume
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
A graph is a set of vertices and a binary relation between vertices, adjacency.
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 fundamental property of all matter.
Model
A physical and/or mathematical and/or conceptual representation of a system of ideas, events or processes.
Scientific Method
Principles and procedures for the systematic pursuit of knowledge involving the recognition and formulation of a problem.
Scientific Law
The description of an observed phenomenon
Standard
An object, system, or experiment that bears a defined relationship to a unit of measurement of a physical quantity.
Technology
Knowledge put into practical use to solve problems or invent useful tools.
