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scientific method words

TermDefinition
scientific method an organized set of investigation procedures
hypothesis a possible explanation for a problem using what your know and what you observe
experiment tests the effect of one thing on another using controlled conditions
variable a quantity that can have more than a single value
dependent variable the amount of growth
independent variable the variable you change to see how it will affect the dependent variable
constant a factor that does not change when other variables change
control the standard by which the test results can be compared
bias occurs when what the scientist expects changes how the results are viewed
model represents an idea, event, or object to help people better understand it
theory an explanation of things or events based on knowledge gained from many observations and investingations
scientific law a statement about what happens in nature and that seems to be trie all the time
technology the application of science to help people
standard an exact quantity that people agree to use to compare measurements
SI standards universally accepted and understood by scientists throughout the world
volume the amount of space occupied by an object
mass a measurement of the quantity of matter in an object
density the mass per unit volume of a material
graph a visual display of information or data
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