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 fixed value in a specified mathematical context.
control
one of 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
it is something that depends on other factors
experiment
the variable being tested in a scientific experiment
graph
variable goes on the y-axis
hypothesis
presumed relationship
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
principles and procedures for the systematic pursuit of knowledge involving the recognition and formulation of a problem.
standard
Standard notation is the normal way of writing numbers.
technology
systematic study of the structure and behavior.
