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Phy vocab 1.1
Term | Definition |
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Science | the use of scientific inquiry to form testable explanations and make predictions about the natural world. |
physics | the branch of science that studies energy and matter and their relationships |
scientific method | patterns of investigation procedures |
hypothesis | A testable explanation for a problem, using what you know and have observed. |
control | the standard by which experimental results can be compared |
independent variable | factor in an investigation that is manipulated (changed) |
dependent variable | factor in an investigation that depends on the independent variable. |
model | a representation of an idea, event, structure, or object. |
scientific theory | an explanation based on knowledge gained from many observations and investigations. |
scientific law | a statement about what happens in nature, which seems to be true all the time. |