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Science

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Science   knowledge about or study of the natural world based on facts learned through experiments and observations.  
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Observing   the act or instance of noticing or perceiving.  
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Inferring   to guess, speculate, surmise.  
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  to foretell the future, a wild guess.  
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Chemistry   chemical properties, reactions.  
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Physics   any medicine, a drug or medicament.  
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Scientific inquiry   knowledge and understanding of scientific ideas, as well of understanding the natural world.  
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Hypothesis   a mere assumption of a guess.  
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Parameter   a numerical characteristic of a population, as distinct from a statistic of an example.  
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Manipulated variable   you can change the variable that will increase or decrease.  
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Controlled experiment   a test where the person is conducting the test.  
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Data   facts and statistics collected together for reference or analysis.  
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Communicating   sharing or exchange information of news, or ideas.  
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Model   a system or thing used as in the example.  
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Scientific theory   a well-substantiated explanation of the natural world.  
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Scientific law   a statement based on repeated experimental observations that describe some aspects of the universe.  
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Graph   a diagram showing the relation between variable quantities.  
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Horizontal axis   A coordinate system along which the x-coordinate is measured.  
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Vertical axis   The axis, usually vertical, along which the ordinate is measured and from which the abscissa is measured.  
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Origin   the point or place where something begins or is derived.  
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Coordinate   a grid that has two perpendicular lines, or axes,labeled like numbers.  
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Line of best fit   a straight line drawn through the center of a group data points plotted on a scattered plot.  
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Linear graph   Linear graphs can be sketched or plotted.  
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Slope   a surface on which one end or side is at a higher level than another.  
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Nonlinear graph   A nonlinear graph is a graph depicted, is not a straight line.  
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Qualitative data   Anything that can be expressed as a number.  
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Quantitative data   expressing a certain amount,quality, or range.  
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