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19 Cards in this Set
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What is a way of thinking, body of knowledge. Is used to be called natural philosophy (unanswered questions of nature). Scientists use facts to solve large mysteries of nature.
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Science
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The most logical explanation for events that occur in nature. It's a powerful time-tested concept that makes useful and dependable predictions about the natural world.
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Theory
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Summarizing statement of observed experimental facts that has been tested many times and is generally accepted as true.
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Law
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Deals with living things and their parts and actions.
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Life Science
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Biology, Zoology, Botany
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Examples of Life Science
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The study of the Earth
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Earth Science
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Meteorology, geology, astronomy
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Examples of Earth Science
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The study of matter and energy.
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Physical Science
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Chemisty, physics
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Examples of physical science
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Matter that is alive
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Biology
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A systematic approach to problem solving
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Scientific Method
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1. Observation
2. Question 3. Hypothesis 4. Experimentation 5. Analysis 6. Conclusion 7a. Repeat Work 7b. Theory (explained) or Natural Law (not explained) |
7 Basic Steps in the Scientific Method
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Stating the problem, what's that called
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Question
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A tentative answer to a question. A cause and effect statement.
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Hypothesis
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What is it called when you test the hypothesis
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Experimentation
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What is the factor being tested
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Variable
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Recorded qualitatice or quantitative observations and measurements.
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Data
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Data that can be observed with your senses. Observations you can see, hear, touch, smell, or taste.
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Qualitative
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Data that can be measured or calculated with instruments. Ex. mass, volume, density, temperature, speed, etc.
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Quantitative
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