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Define: matter |
Any substance that occupies space and has mass. |
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Define: elements |
Unique forms of matter with specific chemical and physical properties that cannot be broken down into smaller substances by ordinary chemical reactions. |
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Define: Biology |
The study of living organisms and their interactions with one another and their environments. |
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Define: Science |
The knowledge that covers general truths or the operation of general laws, especially when acquired and tested by the scientific method. |
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Define: Scientific Method |
A method of research with defined steps that include experiments and careful observation. |
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Define: Hypothesis |
A suggested explanation for an event, which can be tested. |
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Define: Theory |
A tested and confirmed explanation for observations or phenomena. |
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Define: Natural Sciences |
Those fields of science related to the physical world and its phenomena and processes. |
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Define: Live Sciences |
The study of living things |
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Define: Physical Science |
The study of nonliving matter |
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Define: Inductive Reasoning |
A form of logical thinking that uses related observations to arrive at a general conclusion. |
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Define: Deductive Reasoning |
A form of logical thinking that uses a general principle or law to forecast specific results. |
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Define: Descriptive Science (or Discovery Science) |
A usually inductive, study that aims to observe, explore, and discover. |
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Define: Hypothesis-Based Science |
A usually deductive study, that begins with a specific question or problem and a potential answer or solution that can be tested. |
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Define: Falsifiable |
Something that can be disproven by experimental results. |
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Define: Variable |
Any part of an experiment that can vary or change during the experiment. |
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Define: Control Group |
This group contains every feature of the experimental group except it is not given the manipulation that is hypothesized about. |
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The steroids of the scientific method |
ObservationQuestionHypothesis (answer)PredictionExperimentResult |
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Define: Basic Science (or Pure Science) |
This science seeks to expand knowledge regardless of the short-term application of that knowledge; It is not focused on developing a product or a service of immediate public or commercial value. |
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Define: Applied Science (or Technology) |
This science aims to use science to solve real-world problems. The problem is usually defined for the researcher |
