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