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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Experiment | Scientific test of a hypothesis |
| Hypothesis | Educated Guess or Testable Prediction |
| Technology | Application of knowledge |
| Data | Collection of bits of information about the natural world |
| Resolving Power | The ability of a microscope to distinguish two objects as separate things |
| Independent Variable | Only variable to be manipulated in a controlled experiment |
| Dependent Variable | Results from manipulation of the independent variable |
| Control Group | Group in which all variables are constant |
| Controlled Experiment | Experiment in which all variables are kept constant except one |
| Theory | Hypothesis that has withstood the test of time |
| Science | Produces a body of knowledge about nature |
| Experiment Group | The Group in a controlled experiment in which the independent variable is manipulated |
| Law | Statement of events that always occur in nature |
| International System of Measurement | Metric system based on units of ten |