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Unit 1 Vocabulary
8th grade Science Unit 1 Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| empirical evidence | All of the measurements and data that scientists gather |
| theory | An explanation supported by a large amount of evidence regarding something in nature |
| law | A description of a specific relationship under a given condition |
| qualitative data | Data collected using the five senses |
| quantitative data | Data that involves measurements (numbers) |
| experiment | An organized way to study something under controlled conditions |
| hypothesis | A testable idea or explanation that leads to a scientific investigation. |
| data | Information gathered by observations or experimentation. Used to calculate or support the hypothesis |
| observations | A process of gathering information by using the senses |
| independent variable | The factor that I change. It is changed on purpose during the investigation. |
| dependent variable | The factor that changes because the independent variable has changed. |
| constants | Things in an experiment that remain the same no matter what the variables do. |
| model | A representation of an object or process to study |
| simulation | Uses a model to copy the function, behavior or process of the thing it represents |
| repetition | To duplicate an experiment multiple times by the same person |
| replication | To recreate someone else's experiment exactly the same way |
| pie (circle) graph | Used to show data as parts of a whole |
| bar graph | Used to display and compare data in more than one category |
| line graph | Used to show continuous change over time. |
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