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Science Vocabulary 1
7th Grade What is Science
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| science | process used to investigate what is happening around us in order to solve. |
| technology | application of science to make useful products and tools such as computers |
| descriptive research | answers scientific questions through observation |
| experimental research design | used to answer scientific questions by testing a hypothesis |
| model | represents something that is too big, too small, too dangerous |
| hypothesis | prediction or statement that can be tested and may be formed by prior knowledge any previous observations |
| independent variable | variable that can be changed during an experiment |
| dependent variable | factor that is being measured during an experiment |
| constant | variable that stays the same during an experiment |
| control | sample that is treated like other experimental groups except in the cooling, and sinking in the earth mantle. |