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
