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LSH PScience 1A 2014
Intro to Science part 1
Question | Answer |
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Hypotheses | A testable statement |
Independent Variable | The variable being tested |
Dependent Variable | The variable being measured |
Science | A process of answering questions |
Bias | Anything that affects how you understand the world |
Assumption | Accepting anything as true without testing |
Observation | Information gathered with the senses |
Inference | A mental judgment...an educated guess |
Experiment | Testing one variable against another under controlled conditions |
Model | Anything that represents something else |
Variable | Anything that can change and affect results |
Scientific Law | A statement that predicts some natural behavior with 100% accuracy |
Scientific Theory | An attempt to explain the evidence |