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science flash
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| science | a way of learning about the natural world and the knowledge gained through the process |
| scientific inquiry | the diverse ways in which scientist explore problems and seek to awnser questions about the natural world |
| observation | using all 5 scenses to gather information |
| infrence | an interpatation based on observation and prior knowledge |
| hypothesis | a possible explanation for a set of observations or an awnser to scientific question |
| controlled experiment | an experiment in which all factors exept one are kept constant |
| varible | any factor that can change in an experiment |
| manipulated varible | the one fator that a scientist changes during an experiment also called the independent varible |
| responding varible | the factor that changes as a result of changes made by the manipulated varible in a experiment also called a dependent varible |
| data | the facts figures and other evidence gained through observation |
| scientific theory | a well-tested concept that explains a wide range of observation |