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Term | Definition |
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science | is the investigation and exploration of nature events and of new information that results from those investigation |
inference | is a logical explanation of an observation that is drawn from prior knowledge or experience |
observation | is using one or more of your senses to gather information and take note of what occurs |
hypothesis | a possible explanation about an observation that can be texted by scientific investigation |
prediction | is 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 of technology |
scientific theory | is an explanation of observations or events based on knowledge gained from nay observations and investigations |
scientific law | describes a pattern or an event in nature that is always true |
critical thinking | is comparing what you already know with the information you are given in order to decide whether you agree with it |
description | is a spoken or written summary of observations |
explanation | is an interpretation of observations |
accuracy | description of how close a measurement is to an accepted or true value |
prescicion | is a description of how similar |
significant digits | are the number of digits in a measurement that are know for certain plus one estimated |
variable | is any factor in an experiment that can have more than one value |
dependent variable | is the factor measured or observed during an experiment |
independent variable | is the factor that you want to test |
constansta | are the factors in an experiment that remain the same |