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Bellaire Bio9 Unit1
Bellaire Bio9 Unit 1 vocabulary words
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Observation | activity consisting of receiving knowledge of the outside world through the senses |
| Inference | logical interpretation based on prior knowledge |
| Theory | well-tested explanation that unifies a broad range of observation |
| Dependence | variable in an experiment that is observed |
| Independent | variable in an experiment that is changed by the experimenter |
| Hypothesis | testable explanation for what has been observed |
| Quantitative | refers to numbers |
| Qualitative | refers to descriptions |
| Science | process of using evidence to learn about the natural world |
| Data | pieces of information that represent a variable or set of variables |