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24 Cards in this Set
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Science
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a process of using logic, obserbations, and prior knowlege to solve problems
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Scientific Method
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a process of doing science
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Observation
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something you detect with your senses
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purpose
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a question about observations you made
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hypothesis
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a logical, observation based possible answer that must be testable
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experiment
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a testing of your hypothesis by recording data
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analysis & conclusion
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interpreting your data to check if your hypothesis is right
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repeat
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repeating the experiment to insure accuracy
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theory
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used to explain lots of observations backed up by lots of evidence and was tested many times by many people
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quantitative observations
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observations that involve measurements, temp, mass, size, distance, velocity, ect.
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Qualitative Observation
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observations that invlove the color, smell, feel, texture, ect.
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Direct observation
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things you are directly seeing or observing.
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indirect observations
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thingsyou observe with your other senses
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inferences
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something you assume to be true based on an observation and prior knowledge
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variables
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the conditions that can change during an experiment
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independent variables
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variables you can directly control
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dependent variables
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variables you can't directly control
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controlled experiment
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an experiment where you test one independent variable at a time
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control group
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the group that is used to see what normal is like
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experimental group
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the group that gets experimented on and compared to the control to see the differences
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metric system
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the universal system of measurements used by scientists
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meter
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measures length in metric
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liter
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measures volume in metric
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gram
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measures mass in metric
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