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11.0 Science
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Science | The investigation and exploration of natural eventos and of the New information that resulta from those investigations. |
| Observation | The act of using one of Moré of your Senses to gather info and take note of what occurs. |
| Inference | A logical explanation of an observation that is drawn from prior knowledge or experience. |
| Hypothesis | A possible explanation for an observation that can be tested by a scientific investigation. |
| Prediction | A statement of what will happen next in a sequence of events. |
| Technology | The practical usé of scientific knowledge especially for industrial or commercial usé. |
| Scientific theory | An explanation of observations or events that are based on knowledge gained from many observations and investigations. |
| Scientific law | A rule that describes a Pattern in nature. |
| Critical thinking | Compareing What you already know with info you Are given to decide wether you agree with it. |
| Description | A spoken or written summary of an observation. |
| Explanation | An interpretation of observations. |
| SI | The internationally acepted system of measurement. |
| Accuracy | A description of how close a measurement is to an accepted or true value. |
| Precision | A descriptión of how si millar or close measurements are to each other. |
| Significant digits | The number of digits in a measurement that are know with certain amount of reliability. |
| Variable | Any factor that can have more than one value. |
| Independent variable | The factor that is changed by the investigator to observe how it affects independent variable. |
| dependent variable | The factor a scientist observes or measures during an experiment. |
| Constants | The factors in an experiment that remain the same. |