18 terms
Scientific Investigation, Reasoning, and Logic
observation
facts learned by observing
inference
a prediction based off of true facts
prediction
a guess about what is going to happen
hypothesis
an educated guess about how things will work
variable
something that may be changed or manipulated
constant
happening over and over again
manipulated
to adapt or change
(independent) variable
a variable that stands alone and isn't changed
responding
reacting to something
(dependent) variable
a variable that can change depending on the other factors
qualitative
descriptions based on some quality or characteristic
quantitative
information based in quantities
extrapolate
to infer from something that is known
metric system
a decimal system of weights and measures
volume (liter)
the capacity of an object
mass (gram)
the making up of an object
length/inear measurement (meter)
A system of units for measuring length.
temperature (Celsius)
The way of measuring heat .