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science notes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Science | A way of learning more about the nataral world. |
| Scientific theory | an attempt to explain a pattern observed by repeated ly in the natural world. |
| scienctifc law | A rule that describes a pattern in nature 100% going to happen |
| Technology | practical use of science or applied science |
| System | collection of structures, cycles,and prosses that relate to and interact with each other. |
| life science | the study of living systems and the ways in which they interact. |
| Earth science | the study of earth systems and the systems in space |
| physical science | the study of matter and energy |
| Hypothesis | A reasonable and educated possible answer based on what you know and observe |
| infer | to draw a conclution based on on what you observe |
| Controlled experiment | changing one factor and observing its effect on another while keeping it all other constent |
| Variable | factors than can be changed in an experiment. |
| constent | factors that are not changed in an experament |
| Dependent varible | is the factor measured or observed during an experiment |
| Independent variable | is the factor that you want to test |
| model | Any representing of an object on and object event used as a tool for understanding the natarl world. |
| Idea | describe how someone thinks about something in the natural world |
| discription | spoken or written summery of observations |
| Explanation | inter perteration of an observation |
| International system of units | system used for messurment |
| accuracy | disctiption ocrf how similar or close measurement to a true value |
| precion | how close measurements are to each other |
| critical thinking | combining what you already know with knew facts that you are given to diside if you would agree with something or not. |
| physical model | model that you can see and or touch |