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PS Ch. 1
Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Scientific Method | Organized set of investigation procedures that can include stating a problem, forming a hypothesis, researching and gathering information, testing a hypothesis,anlayzing 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 conditions |
| Variable | Factor that can cause a change in the results of an expericment |
| 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 expectation change how the results of an experiment are viewed |
| Model | Can be used to represent an idea, object, or event that is too big, too small, too 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 or how something happens. |
| Technology | Applications of science to help people |