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SCIENCE |
science is an ongoing process of testing and evaluation. |
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SCIENTIFIC SKEPTICISM |
skeptical inquiry, questions claims based on their scientific verifiability rather than accepting claims based on faith or anecdotes. |
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DEDUCTION |
involves determining a single fact from a general statement; it is only as accurate as the statement. |
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INDUCTION |
nvolves determining a general statement that is very likely to be true, from several facts. |
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SCIENTIFIC METHODS |
The process of scientific investigation. |
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HYPOTHESIS |
A suggested explanation based on evidence that can be tested by observation or experimentation. |
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OBSERVATION |
The act of noting or detecting phenomenon by the senses. For example, taking measurements is a form of observation. |
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EXPERIMENT |
is a test that is used to eliminate one or more of the possible hypotheses until one hypothesis remains. |
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CONTROLS |
subjects that are not tested during the investigation. |
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VARIABLE |
is a factor that can change over the course of an experiment. |
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INDEPENDENT VARIABLE |
are factors whose values are controlled by the experimenter to determine its relationship to an observed phenomenon (the dependent variable). |
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DEPENDENT VARIABLE |
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CONSTANTS (CONTROL VARIABLE) |
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ACCURACY |
is the measure of how close a calculated or measured quantity is to its actual value. |
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PRECISION |
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ERROR |
is a boundary on the precision and accuracy of the result of a measurement. |
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SCIENTIFIC THEORIES |
hypotheses which have stood up to repeated attempts at falsification and are thus supported by a great deal of data and evidence. |
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THEORY |
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SCIENTIFIC LAWS |
similar to scientific theories in that they are principles which can be used to predict the behavior of the natural world. |
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SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS |
communicate and document the results of research carried out in universities and various other research institutions. |
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PEER REVIEW |
is a process of opening a scientist’s research or ideas (in the form of a scientific paper) to examination by other scientists who are experts in the same field. |
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BIAS |
is a position for favoring one particular point of view over another, and it is usually based on preconceived ideas about a situation. |
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ETHICS |
also called moral philosophy, is the discipline concerned with what is morally good and bad, right and wrong. |
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BIOTECHNOLOGY |
is technology based on biology; it involves the use of organisms or biological processes and can be especially used in agriculture, food science, and medicine. |
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BIOREMEDIATION |
he use of microorganisms to clean up contaminated sites such as an oil spill is called |
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SIMULATION |
he use of microorganisms to clean up contaminated sites such as an oil spill is called |
