science vocab
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| Science | the study of the natural world
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| Observing | use 2 or more senses to get info(sight, hearing, touch,taste, and smell
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| Inferring | explaining your observations from what you already know
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| Predicting | make a statement about the future based on experience
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| Chemistry | properties of matter and how it changes
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| Physics | the study of how matter, energy, motion, and forces work
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| Science Inquiry | the process used in scientific thinking and problem solving
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| Hypothesis | a possible answer to a question that can be tested
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| Parameter | factors that can be measured
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| Manipulated Variable | the factor that you change x axis also called the Independent Variable
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| Responding Variable | the variable that changes because of another variable's change y axis also called the dependent variable
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| Controlled Experiment | test an hypothesis
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| Data | facts, figures, and other information gathered from an experiment
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| Qualitative | no measurements/ numbers
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| Quantitative | has measurements/ numbers
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| Communicating | share your results
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| Model | when can’t observe
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| Scientific theory | well tested explanation of
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| Scientific law | scientists expect to happen every time
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| Graph | a picture of your data and shows correlations
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| Vertical Axis | graph line that runs up and down; y-axis; Dependent (responding) Variable
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| Horizontal Axis | graph line that runs left to right; x-axis; independent (manipulated) Variable.
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| Coordinate | a pair of numbers that tell the position of a point
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| Data Point | shows the location of the intersection of data
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| Line of Best Fit | reflects general pattern of a graph. Average of data
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| Linear Graph | graph where data points form a straight line
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| Non-linear Graph | data does not fall along a straight line; cannot draw line of best fit
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| Slope | The steepness of the graph line
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| Origin | Where the x and y axis meet (0,0)
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