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15 Cards in this Set
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Occurs when a scientists expectations change how the results of an experiment are viewed.
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Bias
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In an experiment, a variable that does not change when other variable change.
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Constant
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Factors that changes as the independant variable changes.
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Dependant variable
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Organized procedure for testing a hypothesis that test the effects of one thing on another under controlled conditions.
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Experiment
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Educated guess using what you know and what you observe.
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Hypothesis
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Factor that as it change, affects the measure of another variable.
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Independant variable
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Can be used to represent an idea, object, or event that is too big, too small, too complex, or too dangerous to observe or test directly.
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Model
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Statement about how things work in nature that seems to be true all the time.
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Scientific law
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Organized set of investigation procedures that can include stating a problem, forming a hypothesis, researching and gathering information, testing a hypothesis, analyzing data, and drawing conclusion.
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Scientific method
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Application of science to help people.
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Technology
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Explanation of things or events that is based on knowledge gained from may observation experiments.
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Theory
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Factor that can cause a change in the result of an experiment.
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Variable
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steps of the scientific method
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Step 1: state a problem
Step 2: Gather info Step 3: Hypothesis Step 4: Experiment with variable Step 5: Analyze Step 6: Conclude |
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What are the 3 areas of science? Can they overlap?
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Physical, Life, Earth
Yes they can |
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What comes first a theory or a law?
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theory
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