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24 Cards in this Set
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Define Science
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Process of using logic, observation and prior knowledge to solve questions
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Scientific method
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Process of doing science
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Observation
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Something you notice about your surroundings using any of your five senses
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Purpose
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A question your want to figure out based on observations
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Hypothesis
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Possible answer to a question that must be testable based on logic observations and prior knowledge
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Experiment
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Test of a hypothesis by collecting and recording data often using a data table
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Repeat
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If your data does not support your hypothesis, repeat with new hypothesis. Even if it does support the data, repeat to see if you get the same result
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Theory
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Explains wide set of observations and facts and is backed by many experiments
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Analysis and Conclusion
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Evaluating and interpreting data to determine whether or not a hypothesis is correct . Usually uses graphs to analyze
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Qualitative observation
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Measurements that are taken from test subject
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Qualitative Observations
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A descriptive measurement taken from something (e.g color, texture, smell, taste ect.)
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Direct observation
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Observations you make by looking at an object or situation
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Indirect observation
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Observations made from senses other than sight
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Inference
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Something you assume to be true
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Variables
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Factors that you change in an experiment
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Independent variable
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The variable in an experiment that is changed by a researcher
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Dependent variable
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Variables that are not controlled
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Control group
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The group that in an experiment are kept under "normal" conditions.
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Controlled Experiment
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Experiment where all variables are controlled
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Experimental group
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Group that is being tested
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Metric System
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System of measurement that uses bases of ten.
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Meter
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base measurement of height or distance
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Liter
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Base measurement of volume
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Gram
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Base measurement of weight
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