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24 Cards in this Set
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Science
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A process of asking and answering questions
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Scientific Method
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The process of doing science
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Observations
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something you detect about your surroundings with your senses
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Purpose
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A question you ask about the observations you made
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Hypothesis
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educated guess, testable, logical, reasonable answer to the purpose.
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Experiment
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testing by collecting and recording data
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Analysis and Conclusion
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shows whether or not your hypothesis was correct
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Repeat
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Go over the experiment to make sure your work is correct
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Theory
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what you conclude about your hypothesis whether it was correct or not
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Quantitive Observations
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explain the difference between an observation and an inference
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Direct observations
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things you see
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Indirect observations
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things you detect with your other senses
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inferences
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based on the observations and prior knowledge. something you assume (must be reasonable).
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variables
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changing conditions in an experiment
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independent variable
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a variable you have direct control over
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dependent variable
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a variable that depends on the results of the independent variable
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controlled experiment
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and experiment that tests the effects of on e independent variable at a time while keeping every other variable constant
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experimental group
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a group where the independent variable is changed and the data was recorded
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control group
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a group where the independent variable is not changed
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metric system
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universal system of measurement that is based on the number ten
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meter
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the metric measurement of lenfth
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liter
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the metric measurement of volume
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gram
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the metric measurement of mass
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Qualitive observations
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observations which are inferences
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