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Scientific Explanati
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| science | is the investigation and exploration of natural events and of the new information that results from those investigations |
| observation | is using one or more of your senses to gather information and take note of what occurs |
| inference | is a logical explanation of an observation that is drawn from prior knowledge or experience |
| hypothesis | a possible explanation about an observation that can be tested by scientific investigations |
| prediction | is a statement of what will happen next in a sequence of events |
| International System of Units (SI) | an internationally accepted system for measurement |
| accuracy | is a description of how close a measurement is to the accepted or true value |
| precision | is a description of how similar or close measurements are to each other |
| variable | is any factor in an experiment that can have more than one value |
| dependent variable | is the factor measured or observed during an experiment |
| independent variable | is the factor that you want to test |
| constants | are the factors in an experiment that remain the same |
| life science | the study of living things |
| earth science | the study of Earth , including landforms and forces that shape Earth's surface |
| physical science | the study of chemistry and physics |
| meter | measures length |
| gram | measures mass |
| liter | measures volume |