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Vocab Test 1 Flashcards

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1
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A method of problem solving by means of logical steps

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Science

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One who devotes his/her life to employing the scientific method

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Scientist

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The study of the composition of matter

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Chemistry

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The study of matter in motion

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Physics

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The action of thinking about something in a logical, sensible way to hold

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Reasoning

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Reasoning based on creative thought

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Inductive

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Reasoning based on previous knowledge (what we use most)

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Deductive

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8
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The predisposition toward a certain idea

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Bias

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Observation without bias

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Objectivity

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The search for the unobserved and yet unknown

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Exploration

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Development of a new product / improvement to an existing one

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Invention / Innovation

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The placing of a quantitative value to an observation

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Measurement

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The International System of Measurement (a.k.a. The Metric System)

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SI

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14
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Gathering information with the senses

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Observation

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A reasonable expectation for outcome of an experiment (an inference)

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Hypothesis

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The test of a hypothesis (usually by trial and error)

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Experiment

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Any component of change in an experiment

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Variable

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Variable of change (cause) in an experiment

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Independent

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Variable that is changed (effect) in an experiment; what is measured

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Dependent

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Conclusion that allows for the prediction of future outcomes

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Theory

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An if.. then statement based on prior knowledge and experience

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Inference

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Recorded scientific information

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Data

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Area that deals with the moral issues that arise in science

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Scientific Ethics

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Being able to repeat a scientist’s experiment and get the same results

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Repeatability

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A relationship or connection between two or more measures

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Correlation

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The relationship between cause and effect

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Causation

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a position held by most scientists, at the time, on a certain issue

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Consensus

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To hold positions that are opposed to those commonly expressed

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Dissent

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