Term | Definition |
Science | A way of learning about the natural world through observation. |
Observing | The process of using one or your senses to gather information. |
Inferring | The process of making an inferencia. |
Predicting | The process of forecasting what will happen in the future. |
Chemistry | The study of the properties of matter and how matter changes. |
Physics | The study of matter,energy,motion,and force and how they interact. |
Scientific Inquiry | The ongoing process of discovery in science;the diverse ways in which scientist study the natural world an propose explanations based on evidence they gather. |
Hypothesis | A possible explanation for a set of observations or answers to a scientific question. |
Parameter | A factor that can be measured in an experiment. |
Manipulated Variable | The one factor that a scientist changes during an experiment. |
Responding Variable | The factor that changes as a result of changes to the manipulated variable. |
Controlled Experiment | An experiment in which only one variable is manipulated at a time. |
Qualitative | Relating to,measuring by the quality of something rather than its quantity. |
Quantitative | Relating to,measuring by the quantity of something rather than its quality. |
Data | Facts,figures,and other evidence gathered through observation. |
Communicating | The process of sharing ideas with others through writing and speaking. |
Model | Physical,mental,usual,and other representations of an idea to help people understand. |
Scientific Theory | A well tested explanation for a wide range of observation. |
Scientific Law | A statement that describes what scientist expect to happen every time under a particular set of conditions. |
Graphs | A picture of information from a data table;shows the relationship between variables. |
Horizontal Axis | A line that runs up and down along the side of a graph. |
Vertical Axis | A line that runs up and down along the side of a graph. |
Origin | The(0,0)point on a line graph. |
Coordinate | A pair of numbers used to determine the position of a point on a graph. |
Data Points | A point on a graph showing the location of a piece of data. |
Line of best fit | A smooth line that reflects the general pattern in a graph . |
Slope | The steepness of line on a graph,equal to its vertical change divided by its horizontal changes. |
Non linear | A lie graph in which the data points do not fall along a straight line. |
Linear Graph | A line graph in which the data points yield in a staight line. |