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OGT/ACT
Science Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Absolute | Existing independent of any other cause |
| Accuracy | Freedom from mistake, exact |
| Adverse | Acting against or in an opposite direction |
| Analogue | Similar or comparable in certain respects |
| Analyze | To study the relationship of the parts of something by analysis |
| Application | Ability to put to a practical use, having something to do with the matter at hand |
| Approximately | Nearly, an estimate or figure that is almost exact |
| Argument | reasoning for or against something |
| Assumption | Something that is accepted as true |
| Comprehend | To understand fully |
| Concentration | The ratio of the amount of solute to the amount of solvent or solution |
| Conclusion | A final decision based on facts, experience or reasoning |
| Confirm | To make sure of the truth of something |
| Consequence | Something produced by a cause of condition |
| Consistent | In agreement, firm, changeless |
| Constant | Remaining steady and unchanged |
| Contradiction | A statement in opposition to another |
| Control Group | Experimental group in which conditions are controlled |
| Controlled Experiment | One in which the condition suspected to cause and effect is compared to one without the suspected condition |
| Condition Variable | A factor in an experiment that remains constant |
| Correlation | A close connection between two ideas or two sets of data |
| Criticism | A finding Of fault,disapproval |
| Definitive | Most nearly complete or accurate |
| Demonstrate | To explain by use of examples or experiments |
| Dependence | A state of being controlled by something or experiments |
| Dependent Variable | Result or change that occurs due to the part of an experiment being tested |
| Diminish | To make smaller or less , to decrease in size |
| Direct Relationship | The connection between two variables that show the same effect(they both increase Or both decrease) |
| Effective | Producing or able to produce a desired condition |
| Estimation | Forming a calculation based on incomplete data |
| Ethical | Following accepted rules and behavior |
| Evaluation | The result of finding something; estimating the value of something |
| Evidence | That which serves to prove or disprove something |
| Examine | To look at or check carefully |
| Expectation | The extent of a chance that something will occur |
| Experiment | A test made to find something out |
| Experimental Design | The plan for a controlled experiment |
| Experiment Group | The experimental part in which all conditions are kept the same except for the condition being tested |
| Explanation | A statement that makes something clear |
| Extrapolation | Estimating a value of another characteristic beyond the range of a given value of another characteristic |
| Fundamental | A basic part |
| Generalization | Something given as a broad statement or conclusion |
| Hypothesis | Testable explanation of a question or problem |
| Illustrate | To make clear by using examples |
| Imply | To suggest rather than to say plainly |
| Inconsistent | Not in agreement |
| Incorporate | To join or unite closely in a single body |
| Inconsistent | Not in agreement |
| Independent Variable | In a controlled experiment, the variable that is being changed |
| Indication | The act of pointing out or pointing to something . |
| Indicator | Any device that measures, records, or visibly points out something |
| Ingredient | Any of the components of which something is made |
| Interpolation | Estimating a Value that falls between two known values |
| Interpretation | The act of telling the meaning of something,explanation |
| Inverse Relationship(Indirect) | The connection between two variable that shows the opposite effect(when the value of one increase, the value of the other decrease) |
| Investigate | To study by close and careful observation |
| Irregular | Not continuous or coming at sent time |
| Issue | Something that is an question |
| Judgment | An opinion formed by examining and comparing |
| Justify | To prove or to show to be right or reasonable |
| Legend | A title, description, or key accompanying a figure or map |
| Maximum | As great as possible in amount or degree |
| Measurable | The act of finding out the size or amount of something |
| Mechanism | The parts or steps that make up a process or activity |
| Model | A pattern or figure of something to be made |
| Modify | To make changes in something |
| Observation | The act of noting and recording facts and events |
| Opinion | A belief based on experience and on seeing certain facts |
| Optimum | The best or most favorable degree,condition or amount |
| Pattern | A model,guide or plan used in making things |
| Perform | To carry out;accomplish |
| Phenomenon | An observation fact or event |
| Precision | The quality of being exactly stated, exact arrangement |
| Predict | To figure out and tell beforehand |
| Preference | A choosing of or liking for one thing rather than another |
| Probability | The quality of being reasonably sure, but not certain of something happening or being true |
| Produce | The way in which an action or actions is carried out |
| Proponent | One who supports a cause |
| Proportional | Any quantities or measurements having the same fixed relationship |
| Reasonable | Showing or containing sound thought |
| Refute | To prove wrong by argument or evidence |
| Relationship | The state of being connected |
| Replicate | To copy or reproduce |
| Revise | To look over again, to correct or improve |
| Simulation | The act or process of simulating a system or process |
| Study | A careful examination and investigation of an event |
| Suggest | To offer as an idea |
| Summarize | To state briefly |
| Support | To provide evidence |
| Theory | A general rule offered to explain experience or facts |
| Translate | To change from one state to another |
| Treatment | To expose to some action |
| Underlying | To form the support for something |
| Unit | A fixed quantity used as a standard of measurement |
| Validity | Based on evidence that can be supported |
| value | The quantity or amount for which a a symbol stands |
| Variable | That which can be changed |
| Viewpoint | Opinion,judgment |
| Figure | A picture that explains |