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24 Cards in this Set
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Science
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a process of using logic, observations and prior knowledge to answer questions.
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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 notice or detect with your senses about your environment.
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Purpose
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a question about your observations.
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Hypothesis
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a possible answer to your question.
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Analysis and Conclusion
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evaluating and interpreting your data to determine whether or not your hypothesis was correct.
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Repeat
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if your evidence doesn't match your hypothesis, change the hypothesis and try again. even if the evidence does match the hypothesis, repeat the procedure and see if you get the same answer to check your work.
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Theory
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used to explain a wide set of observations and facts, backed by lots of evidence and tested multiple times by multiple people.
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Quantitative Observations
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making observations about measurement, temperature, mass, size, distance, velocity or any other observation having to do with measurement and quantity.
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Qualitative Observations
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describing the qualities of something such as color, texture, etc.
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Direct Observations
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An observation using sight.
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Indirect Observations
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An observation using any other sense besides sight, ie. sound, touch, taste.
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Inferences
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something you guess based on prior knowledge and indirect and direct observations.
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Variables
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the conditions that change during an experiment
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Independent Variables
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the variable that is controlled.
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Dependent Variables
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the variable that changes as a result of the independent variable.
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Control Group
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the group that has normal conditions
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Experimental Group
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the group you apply the changes of the independent variable to.
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Metric System
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a universal system of measurement based on the number 10.
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Meter
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the base measurement for length in the metric system.
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Liter
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the base measurement for volume in the metric system.
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Gram
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the base measurement for mass in the metric system.
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Controlled Experiment
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an experiment that tests the effects of the independent variables one at a time.
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Experiment
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Testing the hypothesis by collecting and recording data
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