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GED Chap 1 Science
GED Science Chapter 1 Overview
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Biological Process | a fundamental property that is common to all living organisms |
| Constancy | the tendency for things to remain unchanged |
| Entropy | the tendency of a system to become randomly disorganized |
| Equilibrium | a condition in which change takes place in equal and opposite ways |
| Evidence | observations and data from experiments that support or oppose a stated point of view |
| Evolution | a series of changes that occur over time |
| Explanation | the addition of newly acquired evidence to facts that are already known |
| Hypothesis | a reasonable explanation of evidence or a prediction based on evidence |
| Law of Chance | a description of the probability of something happening |
| Law of Nature | a property of nature that does not change |
| Model | an idea, drawing, or object that stands for the real thing |
| Opinion | a personal belief that is often based on a person's own value system |
| Order | the tendency of properties and behavior to be predictable |
| Scientific Fact | a conclusion, based on evidence, about which scientists agree |
| System | an organized group of related objects or components that form a whole |