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
The measurement of how tightly or loosely a given substance is packed into a given volume.
Dependent variable
the variable that is being measured or tested in an experiment.
Experiment
a scientific test in which you perform a 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 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 and processes.
Scientific Law
The description of a observed phenomenon.
Scientific method
principles or procedures for the systematic pursuit of knowledge involving the recognition and formulation of a problem.
Standard
an object, system, or experiment that bears a defined relationship to a unit of measurement of a physical quantity.
Standard
an object, system, or experiment that bears a defined relationship to a unit of measurement of a physical quantity.
