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Nature of Science
Unit 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| empirical evidence | the observations, measurements, and other types of data that people gather and test to support and evaluate scientific explanations |
| law | a descriptive statement or equation that reliably predicts events under certain conditions |
| theory | the explanation for some phenomenon that is based on observation, experimentation, and reasoning; that is supported by a large quantity of evidence; and that does not conflict with any existing experimental results or observations |
| experiment | an organized procedure to study something under controlled conditions |