Science vocab for test
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WayneRooney10 on September 20, 2011
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 science | a way of learning about the natural world and the knowledge gained through that process |
| scientific inquiry | The diverse ways in which scientists study the natural world |
| observation | a skill that involves the use of one or more of the senses—sight, hearing, touch, smell, and sometimes taste—to gather information |
| data | facts, figures, and other evidence gathered through observations |
| inference | an interpretation of an observation that is based on evidence or prior knowledge |
| hypothesis | possible explanation for a set of observations or possible answer to a scientific question; must be testable |
| variable | Any that can change in an experiment |
| manipulated variable | the one factor that a scientist to test a hypothesis during an experiment; also called the independent variable |
| responding variable | The factor that changes as a result of change to the manipulated variable also called dependent variable. |
| controlled experiment | an experiment in which all of the variables except for one remain the same |
| scientific theory | a well-tested concept that explains a wide range of observations |
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