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Unit 1, list 1 Flashcards

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1
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Quantitative

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involving the measurement of quantity or amount.

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Qualitative

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measured by the quality

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Trials

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The act of trying or testing in any manner

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Empirical evidence

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information acquired by observation or experimentation

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Observation

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an act or instance of noticing or perceiving and the acquisition of information from a primary source

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Model is science

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a representation of a phenomenon, object, structure, or system.

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Analogy

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similarity of function and superficial resemblance of structures that have different origins.

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Data

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a collection of information gathered by observations, measurements, research or analysis.

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Prototype

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the ancestral or primitive form of a species or other group; an archetype

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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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Variable

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anything that can change or be changed within an experiment

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Procedure

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A biological process is completed by a specific collection of molecular activities

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Precision

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how close measurements of the same item are to each other.

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Accuracy

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how close a measurement is to the true or accepted value.

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Scientific method

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the process of objectively establishing facts through testing and experimentation

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Control

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an element that remains unchanged or unaffected by other variables

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Constant

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The factors that do not change during the experiment.

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Predict

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a specific statement about what will occur in a particular research investigation

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Infer

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the process of drawing conclusions based on evidence and reasoning

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Independent variable

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the variable that is manipulated during an experiment

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Dependent variable

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what you measure in the experiment and what is affected during the experiment.

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Manipulated variable

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a factor that is purposefully and specifically changed by the experimenter

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Responding variable

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the part of an experiment that a scientists measures and observes closely for a change or a response.

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Sample size

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the number of observations or individuals included in a study or experiment

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Validity

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how well a scientific test or piece of research actually measures what it sets out to, or how well it reflects the reality it claims to represent.

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Trends in data

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general directions of data

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Correlation

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a statistical method used to assess a possible linear association between two continuous variables

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Variability

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the tendency at which traits in that population may vary

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Mass

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the measure of the amount of matter in a body

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Volume

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a physical quantity that measures the amount of three-dimensional space occupied by matter

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Weight

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he measure of the force of gravity acting on a body

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Percent

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a relative value indicating hundredth parts of any quantity

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Rate

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a measure of how much one quantity changes when some other quantity changes.

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Ratio

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a comparison between two numbers.

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Line graph

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a graphical display of information that changes continuously over time

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Bar graph

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the pictorial representation of data (generally grouped), in the form of vertical or horizontal rectangular bars, where the length of bars are proportional to the measure of data

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Pie graph

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a type of graph that represents the data in the circular graph

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Scatterplot

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graphs that are used to determine if there is a relationship between two variables

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Claim

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statements made in science based on an experiment

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Evidence

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evidence that serves to either support or counter a scientific theory or hypothesis

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Reason

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why something happens

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theory

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a well-substantiated explanation of an aspect of the natural world that can incorporate laws, hypotheses and facts.

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Bias

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a flaw in the study design or the method of collecting or interpreting information

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Testable question

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How much force is needed to keep water from expanding as it freezes?

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Non-testable question

A

What happens when water expands as it freezes?

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