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20 Cards in this Set
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Science |
body of facts that man has gathered by observing the physical universe |
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Fact |
something that is true |
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Doctrine of Humors |
living things are composed of four fluids |
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Logical Reasoning |
classified as inductive or deductive |
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Inductive Reasoning |
a number of observed facts and uses them to derive a general conclusion |
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Deductive Reasoning |
general principals assumed to be true and draws conclusions about particulars |
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Scientific Method |
a logical procedure for choosing an answer to a question |
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Hypothesis |
an educated guess that attempts to answer the problem |
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Survey |
the problem asks what exists in a particular area or what is common practice |
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Experiment |
it must be tailored to answer the problem precisely |
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Controlled Experiment |
an ideal scientific experiment |
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Control Group |
the group not exposed to the independent variable |
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Dependent Variable |
a factor in both the control and the experimental group |
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Independent Variable |
the difference between the two groups |
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Data |
recorded information |
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Bias |
what someone wants to believe |
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Spontaneous Generation |
the concept that organisms come to life from nonliving substances |
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Biogenesis |
the concept that only living things can generate living things |
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Realm of Science |
man's observations of the physical world |
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Theory |
that which is thought to be true, is not revealed truth but may be part of revealed truth |
