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Flashcards For Vocab Quiz
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Variable | anything in an experiment that can be changed |
| Model | tools that scientists use to explain patterns they observe in the world |
| Question | something that can be proven or disproven by experimentation |
| Data | facts in the form of measurements or observations that can be collected for analysis |
| Explanation | a proposal or idea that is subject to modification in light of new evidence. |
| Argument | a statement based on result obtained in an experiment that followed accepted scientific practices |
| Investigation | a systematic approach used to answer questions about the world |
| Observation | the sensing and recording of information using scientific tools and instruments |
| Property | a characteristics or attribute that something has such as height, weight, color, texture, odor, and more. |
| Claim | a statement or prediction that can be proven or disproves by evedince |
| Evidence | data that proves or disproves a claim |
| Reliable | dependable, gives the same outcome or result every time |
| Measurment | the process of using a tool to assign a number to an attribute such as hight, and more |
| Quantitative Data | data that recorders a measurement of something being studied in numbers, such as length, amount, mass, and more |
| Qualitative Data | data that recorders the qualities of something being studied in words such as color, texture, odor, and more |