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Unit-1 Nature of SCI
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Empirical Evidence- | The observations, measurements, and other types of data that people gather and test to support and evaluate scientific explanations. |
| Theory- | a well-supported explanation of nature. |
| Law- | A theory that has been proven over and over again. |
| Investigation- | the same as doing an experiment |
| Observation- | The process of obtaining information by using the senses. |
| Hypothesis- | Is a testable idea or explanation that leads to scientific investigation. |
| Independent variable- | The factor that is deliberately being manipulated in the experiment. |
| Dependent variable- | The factor that changes as a result of the manipulation of one or more variables. |
| Replication- | Means to repeat the experiment, the same way every time, by a different person. |
| Repetition- | Means to repeat the experiment, but not the same way, by the same person. |