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.
Technology
The application of scientific knowledge to the practical aims of human life.
Scientific Theory
carefully thought-out explanation for observations of the natural world that has been constructed using the scientific method.
Variable
any factor, trait, or condition that can exist in differing amounts or types.
Volume
the quantity of three-dimensional space enclosed by a closed surface.
ST
making conjectures (hypotheses).
