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Language of Physics
TEKS 2A-C, G, I & 3E
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Science | the use of evidence to construct testable explanations and predictions of natural phenomena, and the knowledge gained from this process |
| Hypothesis | An idea or explanation that can be tested through experimentation |
| Theory | Well established and highly reliable explanation of the natural world repeatedly confirmed though independent testing |
| Scientific Notation | a way of writing very large or very small numbers using a number between 1 and 10 multiplied by a power of ten |
| SI Units | most widely used system of measurement comprised of 7 base units and prefixes that correspond to powers of 10 |
| Valid | how well a scientific test measured what it set out to measure |
| Reliable | degree of consistency of a measure |
| Testable | able to be tested or tried |
| Variable | Any item, factor, or condition that can be controlled or changed; three types independent, dependent and controlled (constant) |
| Manipulate | Isolating variables in equations |
| Conclusion | A summary of the results of an experiment |
| Predict | A guess about what might happen based on observation and inference |
| Accuracy | the closeness of a measurement to the correct value |
| Precision | the closeness of multiple measurements to each other |
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