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17 Cards in this Set
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Scientific Method |
an organized, logical approach used to solve a problem or question. |
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Hypothesis |
a supposition or proposed explanation made on the basis of limited evidence as a starting point for further investigation. |
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Experiment |
a scientific procedure undertaken to make a discovery or test a hypothesis. Variable - Independent, dependent, and controlled. |
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Dependent Variable |
Variable that changes due to the value of the independent variable. |
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Independent Variable |
The variable that is purposely changed in the experiment. |
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Constant |
Occurring continuously over a period of time. |
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Control |
Variables that are kept the same during the experiment. |
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Bias |
favorable or unfavorable. |
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Model |
Be material, visual, mathematical, or computational for scientific theory. |
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Theory |
A supposition or a system of ideas intended to explain something, especially one based on general principles independent of the thing to be explained. |
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Scientific Law |
A statement based on repeated experimental observations that describes some aspects of the universe. |
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Density |
An object is the amount of mass in one cubic unit of volume of the object. |
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Mass |
The measure of how much matter is in an object. |
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Matter |
anything that has mass and takes up space. |
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Standard |
An exact quantity that people agree to use to compare measurements. |
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SI |
International system of units; includes metrics |
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Volume |
the amount of space occupied by an object. |
