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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.. |
| theory | A system of ideas that explains many related observations and is supported by a large body of evidence acquired through scientific investigation. |
| law | A descriptive statement or equation that reliably predicts events under certain conditions. |
| 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 variables. |
| observation | the process of obtaining information by using the senses; the information obtained by using the senses. |