Flash Cards For Science

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observing

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Using one or more of you five senses to gather information about the world There are two types of observation: quantitative and qualitative

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Quantitative observation

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An observation that uses numbers

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Qualitative observation

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An observation that uses description

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Inferring

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An attempt to explain and observation.

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Predicting

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Guessing what will happen in the future based on what happened in the past.

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Classifying

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grouping items

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making models

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the process of creating representations of complex object or process.

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science

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a way of learning about the natural world through observations and logic reasoning; leads to a body of knowledge

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skepticism

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an attitude of doubt

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science inquiry

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the ongoing process of discovery in science; the diverse way in which scientist study the natural world and purpose

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hypothesis

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a possible explanation for a set of observations or answers to a scientific question; must be testable

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variable

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able to be changes or adapted

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manipulated variable

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something that you change in an experiment

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responding variable

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Something that you purposely change in an experiment.

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controlled experiment

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test where the person conducting the test only changes one variable at a time in order to isolate the results

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operational

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in ready for use

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data

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facts and statistics collected together for reference or analysis.

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communication

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exchanging information

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scientific theory

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well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world

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scientific law

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statement based on repeated experimental observations that describes some aspects of the universe

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scientific literacy

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knowledge and understanding of scientific concepts and processes required for personal decision making, participation in civic and cultural affairs, and economic productivity

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metric system

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way of measuring

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SI

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scientific method of expressing the magnitudes or quantities

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mass

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property of matter that measures its resistance to acceleration

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weight

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gravitation pull

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volume

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three-dimensional space occupied by a gas, liquid or solid

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meniscus

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Curve in the water when measured

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Density

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how much mass per volume

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graph

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exhibits a relationship, often functional, between two sets of numbers

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horizontal axis

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the axis along which values of x are measured and at which both y and z equal zero.

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vertical axis

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the axis along which values of y are measured and at which both x and z equal zero.

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origin

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the point were something begins

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coordinate

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to place in the same rank

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data point

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discrete unit of information

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line of best fit

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straight line drawn through the center of a group of data points plotted on a scatter plot

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linear graph

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forming a curve or surface, each of which represents a value of a given function

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bar graph

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chart that uses bars to show comparisons between categories of data.

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circle graph

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chart that uses bars to show comparisons between categories of data.

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nonlinear graph

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graph that depicts any function that is not a straight line