The Nature of Science Flashcards
Bias
a preference for or against one, idea, person, or thing.
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
the state or quality of being dense; compactness; closely set or crowded condition.
Dependent Variable
It is something that depends on other factors
Experiment
It is something that depends on other factors.
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
It is a variable that stands alone and isn’t changed by the other variables you are trying to measure
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, consisting in systematic observation, measurement, and experiment, and the formulation, testing, and modification of hypotheses.
Standard
an object, system, or experiment that bears a defined relationship to a unit of measurement of a physical quantity
Technology
machinery and equipment developed from the application of scientific knowledge.
