The Nature of Science Flashcards

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Bias

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a preference for or against one idea, thing or person.

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Constant

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A quantity that is unknown but assumed to have a fixed value in a specified mathematical context.

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Control

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one in which the subject or a group would not be tested for the dependent variable

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Density

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mass of a unit volume of a material substance.

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Dependent Variable

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It is something that depends on other factors

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Experiment

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a scientific test in which you perform a series of actions and carefully observe their effects in order to learn

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Graph

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A diagram that represents the variation of a variable in comparison with that of one or more other variables.

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Hypothesis

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an idea that proposes a tentative explanation about a phenomenon or a narrow set of phenomena observed in the natural world.

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Independent Variable

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It is a variable that stands alone and isn’t changed by the other variables you are trying to measure.

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Mass

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Mass is both a property of a physical body and a measure of its resistance to acceleration when a net force is applied.

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Model

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a physical and/or mathematical and/or conceptual representation of a system of ideas, events or processes

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Scientific Law

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the description of an observed phenomenon.

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Scientific Method

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a method of procedure that has characterized natural science since the 17th century, consisting in systematic observation, measurement, and experiment, and the formulation, testing, and modification of hypotheses.

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Standard

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an object, system, or experiment that bears a defined relationship to a unit of measurement of a physical

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Technology

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the application of scientific knowledge to the practical aims of human life

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Scientific Theory

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carefully thought-out explanation for observations of the natural world that has been constructed using the scientific method

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Variable

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anything that can change or be changed

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Volume

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Volume refers to the amount of space the object takes up.

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SI

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a complete metric system of units of measurement for scientists