The Nature of Science Flashcards
Bias
A systematic deviation between observations or interpretations of data and an accurate description of a phenomenon.
Constant
A number that is fixed and known.
Control
One in which the subject or a group would not be tested for the dependable variable.
Density
Mass of a unit volume of a material substance.
Dependent Variable
Something that depends on other factors.
Experiment
A scientific test in which you perform series of actions and carefully observe their effects in order to learn.
Graph
A line or tracing denoting varying values of commodities, temperatures, urinary,output,etc.
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 other variables you are trying to measure.
Mass
Quantitative measure of inertia, fundamental property of all matter.
Model
A physical and/or mathematical and/or conceptual representation of system of ideas, events or processes.
Scientific Law
Observed phenomenon.
Scientific Method
A method of discovering knowledge about the natural world.
Standard
An object or experiment that defines the unit of a physical quantity.
Technology
Science or knowledge put into practical use to solve problems or invent useful tools
