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Sci 7 Ch 1 Sec 1
vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a way of learning about the natural world through observation, inference and prediction | science |
| using the five senses to gather information | observing |
| explaining or interpreting things that have been observed | inferring |
| making a forecast of what will happen in the future based on observations | predicting |
| the many ways scientists study the natural world and offer explanations based on evidence gathered | scientific inquiry |
| testing a hypothesis under conditions the scientist establishes | controlled experiment |
| a factor that can be changed during an experiment | variable |
| a factor that can be changed during an experiment | manipulated variable |
| the variable that changes because of the manipulated variable | responding variable |
| the facts, figures and other evidence gathered through observations | data |
| a well-tested scientific concept that explains a wide range of observations | scientific theory |
| an observed pattern in nature that scientists expect to happen every time under certain sets of circumstances | scientific law |