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14 Cards in this Set
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What skills do scientists use ?
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Scientists use skills such as observing, inferring, and predicting.
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What is scientific inquiry ?
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Scientific inquiry refers to the many ways scientists study the natural world and propose explanations based on the evidence they gather.
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How do scientific theories differ from scientific laws ?
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A scientific law describes an observed patterin in nature, but a scientific theory provides an explanation.
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What is science ?
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Science is a way of learning about the natural world.
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What is observing ?
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Observing is using one or more of your senses to gather information.
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What is inferring ?
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Inferring is to explain or interpret the things you observe.
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What is predicting ?
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Predicting is making a forecast of what will happen in the future based on past experience or evidence.
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What is a hypothesis ?
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A hypothesis is a possible explanation for a set of observations or answer to a scientific question.
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What is a controlled experiment ?
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A controlled experiment is a test of a hypothesis under conditions established by the scientist.
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What is a variable ?
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A variable is one of the factors that can change in an experiment.
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What is a manipulated variable ?
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A manipulated variable is the variable that a scientist changes.
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What is a responding variable ?
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A responding variable is the variable that changes because of the manipulated variable.
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What is data ?
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Data is the facts, figures, and other evidence gathered through observations.
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What is a scientific theory ?
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A scientific theory is a well - tested scientific concept that explains a wide range of observations.
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