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Scientific Method
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Term | Definition |
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Science | Learning about the natural world by collecting information. |
Qualitative observations | Descriptions that don't use numbers or measurements. |
Quantitative observations | Descriptions that use numbers and measurements. |
Inference | When you explain an observation. |
Chemistry | Studying the properties of matter and the way matter changes. |
Physics | Study of matter and energy and how they interact. |
Science inquiry | Different ways that scientists study the natural world. |
Variables | Things that can change in an experiment. |
Independent (manipulated) variables | A variable that is expected to change. |
Dependent (responding) variables | A variable that is going to change based on the chances of the Independent variable. |
Controlled experiment | An experiment in which all the variables remain the same. |
Scientific law | Something that discribes what scientist expect to happen each time under the same set of conditions. |
Scientific theory | A well-tested explanation for a wide range of observations or experiment results. |