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vocabulary words
mr.pason vocabulary test lesson 1-3
Term | Definition |
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science | the investigation and exploration of national events and of the new information that results from those investigations. |
observation | the act of using one or more of your senses to gather information and taking note of what occurs |
inference | a logical explanation of an observation that is drawn from prior knowledge or experience |
hypothesis | a possible explanation for an observation that can be tested by scientific investigations |
prediction | a statement of what will happen next in a sequence of events |
technology | the practical use of scientific knowledge, especially for industrial or commercial use |
scientific theory | an explanation of observations or events that is based on knowledge gained from many observations and investigations |
scientific low | a rule that describes a pattern in nature |
critical thinking | comparing what you already know with the information you are given in order to decide whether you agree with it |
description | a spoken or written summary of observations |
explanation | an interpretation of observations |
international system of units | the internationally accepted system for measurement |
significant digits | the number of digits in a measurement that you know with a certain degree of reliability |
variable | any factor that can have more than one value |
independent variable | .the factor that you want to test, it is changed by the investigator to observe how it affects a dependent variable |
dependent variable | the factor you observe or measure during a experiement |