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24 Cards in this Set
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Science
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The process of asking questions about the world and answering them through logic, observations, and prior knowledge. It doesn't have to be an experiment.
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Scientific Method
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The process of diong science.
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Observation
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The process of using your five senses to acknowledge things about your environment.
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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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A testable answer to your question based on logic, observations, prior knowledge, and evidence. (If...then...format)
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Experiment
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The testing of your hypothesis by collecting and recording data.
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Analysis and Conclusion
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Evaluating and interpreting your data which leads to a conclusion that could check your hypothesis.
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Repeat
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The process of creating a new hypothesis to check your first results.
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Theory
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A theory is a statement that is accepted by the world. It's backed up with a lot of evidence and has been tested multiple.
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Quantitative Observations
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Something detected by measuring or using tools such as a ruler or thermometer.
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Qualitative Observations
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Something detected by using your five senses.
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Direct Observations
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Something detected by sight.
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Indirect Observations
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Something detected by one's senses besides sight.
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Inference
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Something your assuming to be true based on observations and prior knowledge.
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Variables
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The conditions that could change in an expirement.
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Independent Variable
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The variable you have control of and could change.
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Dependent Variable
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The variable that changes as a result of the independent variable.
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Controlled Expirement
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The expirement that tests the effects of one independent variable at a time.
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Control Group
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The group tested in which no variables are changed.
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Expiremental Group
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The group tested in which the independent variable is changed. This group is compared to the Control Group.
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Metric System
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The universal system of measurement that's based on the number 10.
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Meter
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The basic unit of length in the metric system.
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Liter
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The basic unit of volume in the metric system.
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Gram
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The basic unit of mass in the metric system.
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