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Unit 4 Science Vocab
Question | Answer |
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Analyze | To examine carefully and in detail so as to identify causes, key factors and possible results. |
Concept | An idea of something formed by mentally combining all its characteristics; a general idea. |
Control | A standard of comparison in scientific experimentation |
Data | A body of facts; information. |
Evidence | That which tends to prove or disprove something. |
Experiment | An act or operation for the purpose of discovering something unknown or of testing a principle. |
Hypothesis | A mere assumption or guess. |
Inference | The process of deriving the strict logical consequences of assumed premises. |
Investigation | Detailed or careful examination. |
Measure | Any standard of comparison, estimation, or judgment. |