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
mass of a unit volume of a material substance
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 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
a method of procedure that has characterized natural science since the 17th century, consisting in systematic observation, measurement, and experiment, a
standard
a reference that is used to calibrate measurements
technology
systematic study of the structure and behavior of the physical and natural world through
