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Process Skills
Science Process Skills
Question | Answer |
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observing | the process of using one or more of your sense to gather information |
quantitative observation | an observation that deals with a number or amount |
qualitative observation | an observation that deals with characteristics that cannot be expressed in numbers |
inferring | the process of making an inference, an interpretation based on observation and prior knowledge |
predicting | the process of forecasting what will happen in the future based on past experience or evidence |
classifying | the process of grouping together items that are alike in some way |
science | a way of learning about the natural world through observation and logical reasoning; leads to a body of knowledge |
skepticism | an attitude of doubt |
variable | a factor that can change in an experiment |
metric system | a system of measurement based on the number 10 |
SI | international system of units |
mass | measure of the amount of matter in an object |
weight | measure of the force of gravity on an object |
volume | the amount of space an object takes up |
meniscus | the curved upper surface of a liquid in a column of liquid |
density | measure of how much mass in a given volume |