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science vocab
| term | definition | example |
|---|---|---|
| Science Law | A rule that describes a thing or idea or behavior in nature | Gravity is a scientific law |
| Bias | Personal option that may affect observations | I have a bias against dictators, I can't do the experiment |
| Ethics | Moral values about what is good or bad | Being kind is one of my ethics |
| Dependent Variable | The variable being measured | The temperature in this experiment is the dependent variable |
| Control/constant | The variable that stays the same | The constant is that they are all coins |
| Earth science | The study of earth and space | The study of insects is an example of earth science and biology |
| Variables | the different factors you can change in a experiment | what are the variables in your experiment? |
| Independent variable | The variable that changes | the independent variable in this experiment is the type of coin |
| technology | the use of scientific discoveries for practical purposes | this a brand new tech |
| scientific theory | explanation or model based on results of many tests or experiments | a CER is scientific theory |
| Hypothesis | An educated guess | My hypothesis was correct |
| science | the process of making and studying the things in the work to gain knowlege | my brother really likes science |