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Nature of Scince
unit 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| empirical evidence | observations,measurements, and other types of data that people gather and test to support and evaluate scientific explanations |
| theory | the explanation for some phenomenon that is based on observation, experimentation, and reasoning; that is supported by a large quantity of evidence;that dose not conflict with any existing experimental results or observations. |
| law | a descriptive statement or equation that reliably predicts events under certain conclusions |
| experiment | an organized procedure to study something under controlled conditions |
| hypothesis | a testable idea or explanation that leads to scientific investigation |
| dependent variable | in a scientific investigation, the factor that changes as a result of manipulation of one or more independent variable |
| observation | the process of obtaining information by using the senses; the information obtained by using the senses |
| independent variable | |
| data | |
| model | |
| engineering | |
| technology | |
| prototype | |
| trad-of | |
| risk benefit analysis | |
| life cycle analysis | |
| pugh chart |