Vocab biology Flashcards
What does infer mean
To predict/ drawing conclusion about evidence
What does control mean
an element that would stay unchanged
What does precision mean
measurements close to each other
What does correlation mean
relation of variables described
What does ratio mean
quantitative relation between 2 thing
What does volume mean
space that is occupied by a substance
What does weight mean
Force on a body by gravity/ how heavy it is
what does mass mean
measurement of the amount of matter
What does rate mean
change of a variable in time
What does bar graph mean
data that compares in groups
What does predict mean
outcome that might happen based on logic
what does constant mean
a factor that does not change/ same result
what does accuracy mean
a measurement that is close to the true value
what does bias mean
method of collecting information
what does claim mean
true answer of something or experiment
what does evidence mean
the information that supports the claim
what does theory mean
a thought out explanation or hypotheses
what does sample size mean
number of things in a study or experiment
what does scatter plot mean
possible relationships between variables
what does line graph mean
a display of information change
what does quantity mean
measure of quantity or putting value
what does qualitative mean
using senses to observe data/ describing data
what does data mean
a group of facts
what does testable mean
something that could be tested on
what does non testable mean
something that cannot be tested on
what does trials mean
numerous try’s or experiments
what does observation mean
watching the experiment
what is a model in science
system of ideas
what does a prototype mean
a first model of something
what does analogy mean
2 or more things being compared
what does hypothesis mean
assumption being made on reason or evidence
what does reason mean
valid conclusions
what does scientific method mean
plan of steps doing somthing
what does validity mean
accuracy of a method measurement
what does variability mean
to switch or change or fixed pattern
what does independent variable mean
x axis is not changed
what does dependent variable mean
y axis something that is changed
what does
what does procedure mean
step by step plan
what does trends in data mean
a variable that changes overtime
what does responding variable mean
something that is changed on purpose
what does empirical evidence mean
information from research
what does percent mean
1 part of a hundred
what does manipulated variable mean
a specific factor that is changed by the experiment
what is a pie chart
type of graph in circle form
