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POP-NOS Chapter 1
Chapter 1 Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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critical thinking | comparing what you already know with the information you are given in order to decide whether you agree with it |
hypothesis | possible explanation for an observation that can be tested by scientific investigations |
inference | logical explanation that is drawn from prior knowledge or experience |
observation | act of using one or more of your senses to gather information and taking note of what occurs |
prediction | statement of what will happen next in a sequence of events |
science | investigation and exploration of natural events and of the new information that results from these investigations |
scientific law | rule that describes a pattern in nature |
scientific theory | explanation of observations or events that is based on knowledge gained from many observations and investigations |
technology | practical use of scientific knowledge, especially for industrial or commercial use |
description | spoken or written summary of observations |
explanation | interpretation of observations |
International System of Units (SI) | internationally accepted system for measurement |
significant digits | number of digits in a measurement that you know with a certain degree of reliability |
dependent variable | factor that you want to observe or measure during an experiment |
independent variable | factor that you want to test that is changed by the investigator to observe how it affects a dependent variable |
variable | any factor that can have more than one variable |