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Phy-Ch1-Gullett
Phycis-Chapter1-Gullett
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| scientific method | Principles and procedures for the systematic pursuit of knowledge involving the recognition and formulation of a problem, the collection of data through observation and experiment, and the formulation and testing of hypotheses. |
| hypothesis | An educated guess; a reasonable explanation of an observation or experimental result that is not fully accepted as factual until tested over and over again by experiment. |
| scientific attitude | the scientific method inclined toward inquiry, integrity, and humility. |
| fact | a statement about the world that competent observers who have made a series of observations agree on. |
| law | a general hypothesis or statement about the relationship of natural quantities that has been tested over and over again and has not been contradicted. Also knows and a principle. |
| theory | a synthesis of a large body of information that encompasses well-tested and verified hypotheses about certain aspects of the natural world. |
| pseudoscience | fake science that pretends to be real science. |