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science vocabulary
Question | Answer |
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oberving | Using your five senses to gather information about the world around you. |
Qualitative observation | Think of Quality -observations made using your five senses |
Quantitative obervation | think Quantity- observation that are based on measurements. |
inference | to explain or interpret an observation using prevuis experience |
predictions | making an inference about a future event based on current or past experience |
the x axis | also known as horizontal axis on a graph |
the y axis | also known as vertical axis on a graph |
independent variable | the vertical that is purposely changed in the test by the investigation during an experiment |
controlled variable | the variable that are kept the same or constant |
dependent variable | the variable that is a result of the independent variable |
uncontrolled variable | something you did not anticipate or thank would happan |
hypothesis | An educated guess or prediction that must be testable if of then |
data table | A way to organize tables into clams with independent variables always on the left and the dependent variables on the right |
line graph | A type of graph that is used when data is over place o long time such as popular changes in a persons grouth |
bar a graph | A graph that is used for descriptive data, such as car colors (comparing/contrasting data) |
incerements | When numbering a graph, the numbers you choose are called increments |
range | When numbering a graph, the numbers you choose are called increments |
metric system | The system of measurements that is used by all Scientists (Based on the number 10, so it is easy to convert units) |