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NOS Vocab
NOS
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| science | The investigation and exploration of natural events and of the new information that results from those investigations. |
| observation | Using one or more of your senses to gather information and take note of what occurs. |
| inference | A logical explanation of and observation that is drawn from prior knowledge or experience. |
| hypothesis | A possible explanation about 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 based on knowledge gained from many observations or events based on knowledge. |
| scientific law | Describes a pattern or an event in nature that is always true. |
| 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 | a system of physical units |
| accuracy | a description of how close a measurement is to an accepted or true value. |
| precision | a description of how similar or close measurements are to eachother |
| significant digits | the number of digits in a measurement that are known with a certain degree of reliability. |
| variable | any factor in an experiment that can have more than one value. |
| dependent variable | the factor measured or observed during an experiment. |
| independent variable | the factor that you want to test. |
| constants | the factors in an experiment that remain the same.. |