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7 Sci Nature of Sci
7th grade Science Nature of Science Vocabulary
Question | Answer |
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SCIENCE | A WAY OR A PROCESS USED TO INVESTIGATE WHAT IS HAPPENING AROUND US |
TECHNOLOGY | THE APPLICATION OF SCIENCE TO MAKE PRODUCTS OR TOOLS THAT PEOPLE USE. |
SCIENTIFIC METHODS | APPROACHES TAKEN TO TRY TO SOLVE A PROBLEM |
MODEL | MATHEMATICAL EQUATION OR PHYSICAL OBJECT USED TO THINK ABOUT THINGS THAT HAPPEN TOO SLOWLY, TOO QUICKLY, OR ARE TOO BIG OR TOO SMALL TO OBSERVE DIRECTLY. |
HYPOTHESIS | A PREDICTION OR STATEMENT THAT CAN BE TESTED. |
INDEPENDENT VARIABLE | THE VARIABLE THAT IS CHANGED IN AN EXPERIMENT. |
DEPENDENT VARIABLE | THE FACTOR BEING MEASURED IN AN EXPERIMENT. |
CONSTANT | THE VARIABLES THAT STAY THE SAME IN AN EXPERIMENT. |
CONTROL | A SAMPLE THAT IS TREATED EXACTLY LIKE THE OTHER EXPERIMENTAL GROUPS EXCEPT THAT THE INDEPENDENT VARIABLE IS NOT APPLIED TO IT. |