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McC TAKS Objective 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Accuracy | The closness of an observed value of a quantity to the true value |
| Constant | Factor that stays the same through all phases of an experiment |
| Control | Standard used for comparison in an experiment |
| Dependent Variable | Factor that will be measured in an experiment |
| Hypothesis | Statement that can be tested |
| Independent Variable | Single factor in an experiment that the experimenter changes |
| Inference | Conclusion drawn from an observation |
| Law | Describes the behavior of something in nature |
| Mass | Amount of matter in an object |
| Volume | Amount of space occupied by an object |
| Density | Mass of an object divided by its volume |
| Observation | Information gathered using the 5 senses |
| Precision | Number of digits used to record a measurement |
| Quantitative Observation | An observation involving measurement or numbers |
| Qualitative Observation | An observation based on qualities such as color, shape, and size |
| Theory | Explanation supported by the results of many experiment (attempts to explain why it happens) |
| Valid | Based on truth or reason |
| Analyze | examine carefully and methodically - backed up by data & experiments |
| Collect | To gather together; to assemble or accumulate |
| Communicate | To give or exchange information |
| Conducts | To transmit or convey |
| Construct | To put together systematically |
| Scientific Method | a method of investigation involving observation and theory to test scientific hypotheses |
| Examine | To observe carefully or critically |
| Experimental Investigation | A series of carefully planned steps to test a hypothesis |
| Extrapolate | To estimate a value by following a pattern and going beyond values already known |
| Interpolate | To estimate a value within an interval between two known values |
| Formulate | To come up with an idea, plan, theory, eyc. in one's mind; invent |
| Identify | To determine the origin, nature or characterisics of |
| Investigate | to inquire; to search |
| Measuring | To determine the dimensions, quality, or capacity |
| Plan | A systematic program for completing a task |
| Predict | The expected outcome of a future event (no observations needed) |
| Record | To wirte down the known facts and/or data |
| Review | to re examine |
| Selecting | To choose or pick out |
| Classifying | process of sorting objects or events into groups based on common features |
| Estimate | To make a judgement about the amount of something wthout measuring every part |
| Sequencing | an arrangement of things or events in a particular order |
| Interpret | To explain the meaning of something by looking at differences between the control and test group |
| Technology | Use of knowledge gained through science to make new products or tools |
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