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
Density is a measure of mass per volume.
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 set of phenomena observed in the natural world.
Independent
the variable the experimenter manipulates or changes
Mass
A measure of the amount of matter contained in or constituting a physical body.
Model
a physical and/or mathematical and/or conceptual representation of a system of ideas, events or processes
Scientific Method
consisting in systematic observation, measurement, and experiment, and the formulation, testing, and modification of hypotheses.
Standard
a reference that is used to calibrate measurements
Technology
the systematic study of the structure and behaviour of the physical and natural world through observation and experiment
Scientific Theory
a carefully thought-out explanation for observations of the natural world that has been constructed using the scientific method
Variable
any item, factor, or condition that can be controlled or changed
Volume
the quantity of three-dimensional space occupied by a liquid, solid, or gas
SI
a scientific method of expressing the magnitudes or quantities of important natural phenomena
