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(s).
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
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
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
he description of an observed phenomenon.
scientific method
the technique used in the construction and testing of a scientific hypothesis
standard
an object or experiment that defines the unit of a physical quantity.
technology
the application of scientific knowledge to the practical aims of human life
