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9 Cards in this Set
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DERIVED DATA
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to obtain information from other information
to come up with information |
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INFERRED DATA
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a conclusion drawn from something known or assumed to be true
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EARTH SCIENCE
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the knowledge and organized methods of observing the earth and its processes using appropriate tools to create models that describe and explain how the earth works
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HYPOTHESIS
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An initial explanation for a scientific problem. It is used as a starting point for testing the validity of the explanation.
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THEORY
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A tentative model that scientists use to explain data and scientific concepts.
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DATA
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Any information scientists collect through observation.It may be descriptive, measured or derived from other kinds of data.
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MEASURED DATA
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Data that usually consists of numbers combined with units. Scientists produce this data using instruments. It is usually more reliable and repeatable that descriptive data.
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DESCRIPTIVE DATA
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Data that describes an ovservation using words. The data depends more on the observer's judgement, so it may not be as reliable or repeatable as measured data
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LAW
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A model that scientists use to describe reliable, universal relationships between different kinds of things.
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