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26 Cards in this Set
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Goal of Science
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to understand the world around us
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theory
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the most logical explanation for the events that occur in nature.
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law
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once a theory has passed many tests and becomes generally excepted it becomes a law
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geology
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the study of rocks minerals as well as the origin and structure of the earth.
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oceanography
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the study of oceans
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astro
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of a star
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geo
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earth
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meter
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int he air or atmosphere
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logy
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science of
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graphy
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description of
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nomy
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systemized knowlege of
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name the 6 steps and 2 substeps of the scientific method
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Purpose/problem
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What are the 6 step and 2 substeps of the scientific method
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Purpose/problem, Research, Hypothesis, Experiment, Analisis, conclusion, re-experiment, Error-Analisis
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Purpose/problem
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decide to solve an problem or figure something out
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research
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find backround information on your topic
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hypthesis
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make a prediction of what might occur on an educated guess
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experiment
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conduct a fair test
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Analysis
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record data, make graphs or other phisical adids
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conclusion
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summarize your experiment, state results; was your hypothesis right or wrong and why
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re-experiment
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run the same experiment several times to see if you get the same results.
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Error Analysis
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possible errors,list any potential errors that could have occured during the experiment
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variable
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the condition being tested in the experiment
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control
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an experiment run under ideal conditions; no variable is being tested
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fair test
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to test only one variable at a time
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What are the 6 steps & definitions
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1. Purpose/Problem: decide to solve a problem or figure something out; a goal.
2. Research: find background in information on your topic. 3. Hypothesis: make a prediction of what might occur on an educated guess. 4. Experiment: conduct a fair test 5. Analysis: record data, make graphs or other visual aides. 6. conclusion: summarize your experiment, state results;was your |
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meterology
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the study of weather, climate, and phenomina in the atmosphere
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