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Pssa vocab unit 4
Term | Definition |
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Fact | Information that has been objectively verified. |
Theory | Systematically organized knowledge applicable in a relatively wide variety of circumstances |
Hypothesis | An assertion subject to verification or proof as a premise from which a conclusion is drawn |
Law | Summarizing statement of observed experimental facts that has been tested many times and is generally accepted as true |
Model | A description, analogy or a representation of something that helps us understand it better |
Inquiry | A systematic process for using knowledge and skills to acquire and apply new knowledge |
Patterns | Repeated processes that are exhibited in a wide variety of ways; identifiable recurrences of the element and/or the form |
Regulations | A rule or order issued by an executive authority or regulatory agency of a government and having the force of law |