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Chapter 1
vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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scientific method | an organized set of investigation procedures. |
hypothesis | is a possible explanation for a problem using what you know and what you observe. |
experiment | test the effect of one thing on another using controlled conditions. |
variable | is a quantity that can have more than a single value. |
dependent variable | its value changes according to the changes in the other variables. |
Independent variable | you change to see how it will affect the dependent variable |
constant | a factor that does not change when other variables change |
control | is the standard by which the test results can be compared. |
bias | occurs when what the scientist expects changes how the results are viewed. |
model | represent an idea, event, or object to help people better understand it. |
theory | is an explanation of things or events based on knowledge gained from many observations and investigations. |
scientific law | is a statement about what happens in nature and that seems to be true all the time. |
technology | is the application of science to help people. |