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 variables
Dependent Variable
It is something that depends on other factors
Experiment
A scientific test in which you perform a series of actions and carefully observe their effects in order to learn
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
Independent Variable
It is a variable that stands alone and isn’t changed by the other variables you are trying to measure
Mass
A 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
The technique used in the construction and testing of a scientific hypothesis
Standard
A object or experiment that defines the unit of a physical quantity
Technology
The application of scientific knowledge to the practical aims of human life
Scientific Theory
A carefully thought out explanation for observations of the natural world that has been constructed using the scientific method
