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scientific Method
Vocabulary used in scientific inquiry
Term | Definition |
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observing | using one or more senses to gather information |
inferring | uses what is observed and what is know to try to explain why something happened |
Physics | the study of matter and energy and how they interact |
chemistry | is the study of the properties of matter and how matter changes |
Qualitative observations | descriptions that doesn't involve numbers; use 5 senses |
Quantitative observation | measurements like the measurement of weights and height |
physical science | the study of matter,energy, and the changes they undergo |
scientific inquiry | it is the ongoing process of discovery in science |
variable | factors that can change in an experiment |
independent variable | the variable that is expected to change in the experiment |
dependent variable | the variable that responds to the change of the independent variable |
controlled experiment | An investigation in which all variables except one remain the same |
scientific law | a statement that describes what scientist expect to happen every time under a particular set of conditions |
scientific theory | a well tested explanation for a wide range of observations or experimental results |