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24 Cards in this Set
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Science
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A process that uses logic, observations, and prior knowledge to answer questions and 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 in your surroundings using any of your senses.
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Purpose
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A question you ask about the observations you make.
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Hypothesis
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A possible, and testable, scientific explanation based on logic, observations, prior knowledge, and evidence.
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Experiment
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A test of a hypothesis by collecting and recording data, which is often put in a data table.
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Analysis and Conclusion
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Evaluating and interpreting data, often into graphs, to see whether or not the hypothesis is correct.
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Repeat
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You must always repeat an experiment either to test a new and different hypothesis or for independent verification.
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Theory
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Tested multiple times by multiple people, theories are backed by lots of evidence and are used to explain a wide set of observations and facts.
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Quantitative Observations
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Measurements and observations including numbers (comes from the same root as "quantity")
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Qualitative Observations
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Observations based on your five senses.
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Direct Observations
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Observations made using the sense of sight.
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Indirect Observation
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Observations made using taste, touch, smell, and hearing.
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Inferences
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A reasonable statement, based on evidence and prior knowledge, that is accepted to be true
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Variables
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The conditions that change during the course of the experiment.
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Independent Variable
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The variable you have control over.
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Dependent Variable
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The variable that changes as a result of the independent variable.
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Controlled Experiment
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An experiment that tests the effects of one independent variable at a time.
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Control Group
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Independent variable is not changed to provide a comparison.
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Experimental Group
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Independent variable is changed and results are compared to the other group.
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Metric System
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The universal system of measurement used by scientist, and used all over the world. Based on the number ten.
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Meter
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The Metric System's base unit of measuring distance or length.
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Liter
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The Metric System's base unit of measuring volume.
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Gram
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The Metric System's base unit of measuring mass.
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