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13 Cards in this Set
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control
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the part of the experment in which all conditions are kept
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Data
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information obtained by observeration, particularly during experiments; data are considered valid only if repeating thye experiment several times yields similar results
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deductive reasoning
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"if...then" reasoning used after forming a hypothesis suggests that something may be about a specific case based on a known rule
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Dependent variable
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in a controlled experiment the measurable condition that results from changing the independent variable
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ethics
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study og right and wrong in the scientific arena, ethical issuues must be decided by all of society
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experiment
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procedures by which scientists determined the validity of a hypothesis is by collection information under controlled condition
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hypothesis
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testable explanation of a question or problen a hypothesis maybe formed by extensive reading observing reasoning and knowledge of earlier expirments
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independent variable
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in a controlled experiment the one comdition that is changed
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safety symbol
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warns against specific hazards such as radiation and high voltage electric
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scientific method
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common procedures used by biologists and other scientiests to gather information used in problen solving and experimentation
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technology
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scientific research to solve societies needs and problens can have both beneficial effects and problematic sede effects
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theory
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results when a hupothesis is repeatedly verigied over time and through many seperate experiments valid theories eable scientists to predict new gacts and relationship of natural phenomena
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inductive reasoning
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most common type of scientific reasoning used in developing hypothisis produces a general rule based on a set of observation
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