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Lesson 1.1/1.2/1.5
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Scientific Inquiry | Different ways scientist study the natural world |
| Hypothesis | A possible answer to a scientific question or explanation |
| parameter | The fact that can be measured in an experiment |
| Manipulated Variable | The one purposely changed variable in an experiment |
| Responding Variable | The variable that is effected by the manipulated variable's change |
| Controlled Experiment | An experiment in which only one variable is manipulated at a time |
| Data | The facts, figures, and other evidence gathered though observations |
| communicating | sharing ideas with others |
| Model | Picture, diagram , or computer image |
| Scientific Theory | A well-tested explanation for a wide range of observations or expiremental results |
| Scientific law | is a statement that describes what scientist expect to happen every time under a particular set of conditions |
| quantitative data | data with numbers or values |
| qualitative data | information about qualities; information that can't actually be measured. |
| Science | A way of learning about the natural world through observations and logical reasoning |
| observing | notice or perceive |
| inferring | conclude information from evidence |
| predicting | estimate what will happen in the future |
| chemistry | The study of properties of matter and how matter changes |
| physics | The study of matter, energy, and forces, and how they interact |
| line graph | shows correlations |
| horizontal-axis | x-axis or independent variable |
| vertical-axis | y-axis or dependant variable |
| origin | (0,0) |
| coordinate | bring the different elements into a relationship that will ensure efficiency or harmony. |
| data point | a placement on a graph to hold the value |
| line of best fit | The general line in a correlation |
| linear graph | a network of lines connecting points. |
| nonlinear graph | points in a graph without a lines being connected |
| slope | the steepness of the graph line |
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