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vocab.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| scientific method | organized st of investigation procedures that can include stating a problem, forming a hypothesis, researching and gathering information, testing a hypothesis, analyzing data, and drawing conclusions. |
| hypothesis | educated guess using what you know and what you observe. |
| experiment | organized procedure for testing a hypothesis; tests the effect of one thing on another under controlled coditions. |
| variable | factor that can cause a change in the results of an experiment. |
| dependent variable | factor that changes as a result of changes in the other variables. |
| independent variable | factor that, as it changes, affects the measure of another variable. |
| constant | in an experiment, a variable that does not change when other variables change. |
| control | standard used for comparison of test results in an experiment. |
| bias | occurs when a scientist's expectations change how the results of an experiment are viewed |
| model | can be used to represent an idea, object,or event that is too big, to small, to complex, or too dangerous to observe or test directly. |
| theory | explanation of things or events that is based on knowledge gained from many observations and investigations. |
| scientific law | statement about what happens in nature that seems to be true all the time; does not explain why or how something happens. |
| technology | application of science to help people. |
| standard | exact, agreed-upon quantity used for comparison. |
| SI | International system of units - the improved, universally accepted version of the metric system that is vases n multiples of ten and includes the matter based on multiples of ten and includes the meter (m), liter (L), and kilogram (kg). |
| volume | amount of space occupied by an object. |
| mass | amount of matter in an object |
| density | mass per unit volume of a material. |