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 unit of 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
a diagram that represents the variation of a variable in comparison with that of one or more other variables.
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
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 law
the description of an observed phenomenon.
scientific method
principles and procedures for the systematic pursuit of knowledge involving the recognition and formulation of a problem
standard
an object, system, or experiment that bears a defined relationship to a unit of measurement of a physical quantity.
technology
science or knowledge put into practical use to solve problems or invent useful tools.
