Vocab Test 1 Flashcards
A method of problem solving by means of logical steps
Science
One who devotes his/her life to employing the scientific method
Scientist
The study of the composition of matter
Chemistry
The study of matter in motion
Physics
The action of thinking about something in a logical, sensible way to hold
Reasoning
Reasoning based on creative thought
Inductive
Reasoning based on previous knowledge (what we use most)
Deductive
The predisposition toward a certain idea
Bias
Observation without bias
Objectivity
The search for the unobserved and yet unknown
Exploration
Development of a new product / improvement to an existing one
Invention / Innovation
The placing of a quantitative value to an observation
Measurement
The International System of Measurement (a.k.a. The Metric System)
SI
Gathering information with the senses
Observation
A reasonable expectation for outcome of an experiment (an inference)
Hypothesis
The test of a hypothesis (usually by trial and error)
Experiment
Any component of change in an experiment
Variable
Variable of change (cause) in an experiment
Independent
Variable that is changed (effect) in an experiment; what is measured
Dependent
Conclusion that allows for the prediction of future outcomes
Theory
An if.. then statement based on prior knowledge and experience
Inference
Recorded scientific information
Data
Area that deals with the moral issues that arise in science
Scientific Ethics
Being able to repeat a scientist’s experiment and get the same results
Repeatability
A relationship or connection between two or more measures
Correlation
The relationship between cause and effect
Causation
a position held by most scientists, at the time, on a certain issue
Consensus
To hold positions that are opposed to those commonly expressed
Dissent
