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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Empirical evidence | the observations, measurements, and other types of data that people gather and test to support and evaluate scientific explanations |
| Theory | a system of ideas that explains many related observations and is supported by a investigation |
| Law | a descriptive statement or equation that reliably predicts events under certain conditions |
| Experiment | an organized procedure to study something under control Adams para estudiar algo |
| Observation | the process of obtaining information by using the senses |
| Hypothesis | a testable idea or explanation that leads to scientific investigation |
| Independent Variable | in a scientific investigation, the factor that is deliberately manipulated |
| Dependent Variable | in a scientific investigation, the factor that changes as a result of manipulation of one or more independent variables |
| Data | information gathered by observation or experimentation that can be used in calculating or reasoning |