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science flash
Question | Answer |
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science | a way of learning about the natural world and the knowledge gained through the process |
scientific inquiry | the diverse ways in which scientist explore problems and seek to awnser questions about the natural world |
observation | using all 5 scenses to gather information |
infrence | an interpatation based on observation and prior knowledge |
hypothesis | a possible explanation for a set of observations or an awnser to scientific question |
controlled experiment | an experiment in which all factors exept one are kept constant |
varible | any factor that can change in an experiment |
manipulated varible | the one fator that a scientist changes during an experiment also called the independent varible |
responding varible | the factor that changes as a result of changes made by the manipulated varible in a experiment also called a dependent varible |
data | the facts figures and other evidence gained through observation |
scientific theory | a well-tested concept that explains a wide range of observation |