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PS Ch 1
Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Hypothesis | Educated guess using what you knowand what you observe |
| Experiment | Organized produre for testing a hypothesis; tests the effect of one hing on another under controlled conditions |
| Variable | Factor that can cause a achange 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 chagnes, 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 tto 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 how something happens |
| Scientific Method | Organized fset of investigation procedures that can include stating a problem, forming a hypothesis, researching adn gathering information, testing a hypothesis, analyzing data, and drawing conlusions |
| Technology | Application of science to help people |