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23 Cards in this Set
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Scientific inquiry |
All the ways scientific problems can be solved.Diverse ways scientists study the natural world |
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Hypothesis |
A possible answer to a scientific question that is stated in measurable terms |
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Mass |
Amount of matter in an object;does not change with your location |
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Data collection |
The result of your experimentation (facts,figures,and other evidence)that you usually record on a chart |
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Qualitative observations or qualitative data |
Descriptions that cannot be expressed using #s ,but described in words |
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Quantitative observations or quantitative data |
Describes us ring numbers or amounts |
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Evaluation |
Looking back over an investigation or experiment to see if there were mistakes |
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Volume |
Amount of space an objects occupies |
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Variable |
All of the factors that can affect an experiment |
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Controlled variables/constant |
All the factors in an experiment that must stay the same so that you can find out if the change (the IV or test variable)had an effect |
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Ethics |
Rules that enable people to know right from wrong |
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Bias |
Personal opinion;slanted towards ones own opinion |
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Personal bias |
When a persons likes or dislikes influence he or she thinks about something |
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Cultural bias |
When the culture in which a person grows up affects the way that person thinks |
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Experimental bias |
A mistake in a design of an investigation that makes a certain result more likely |
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Scientific theory |
Sets of statements developed to explain a group of facts or events |
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Scientific law |
A statement that describes unchangeable relationships among facts and events |
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Independent variable |
The one factor (thing) you change or test in an experiment |
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Inference |
An assumption or conclusion you can make an observation.can be proven correct or incorrect |
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Conclusion |
The end of an experiment.tells whether the hypothesis is supported or not supported |
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Observation research |
Type of investigation where scientists try to gather data about an event |
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Opinion based research |
A scientific investigation where surveys or interviews are used |
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Dependent variable |
What you measure in an experiment to see if the change has an effect |
