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Gen Science Terms
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Vocab Term | Definition |
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scientific inquiry | scientists ask questions about what they observe in the natural world- this guides research |
theory | a possible explanation of observations and data, which is tested and revised- these guide research and build scientific knowledge |
experiments | these produce much of the data that make up the foundation of science |
Aristotle | thought that the sun moved around the Earth- later, this idea was proven wrong |
Newton | studied planets and how objects fall to Earth |
Einstein | revised Newton's Laws to those of today |
experimental group | group that changes are made to to investigate a response to those changes |
control group | group to which nothing happens- use to compare changes from the experimental group |