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Scientific Method
Term | Definition |
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Science | a way of learning about the natural world by gathering information. |
Observing | using one or more senses to gather information |
Qualitative Observation | descriptions that don't involve numbers or measurments |
Quantitative Observation | are measurments |
Inferring | based on reasoning from what your already know |
Predicting | making a forecast of what will happen in the future based on past experiences or evidence |
Chemistry | the study of properties of matter and how matter changes |
Physics | is the study of matter and energy and how they interact |
scientific inquiry | the ongoing process of discovery in science |
variable | having a range of possible value |
independent manipulated variable | variable is intentionally changed to observe its effect on the dependent variable |
dependent responding variable | event studied and expected to change when the independent variable is changed |
Controlled experiment | a variable that doesn't change |
Scientific law | phenomenon of nature that has been proven to invariably occur when certain conditions are met |
Scientific theory | human imagination that encompasses empirical laws |