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ACT Science

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Absolute   existing independent of any other cause  
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Accuracy   freedom from mistake; exactness; the relationship between the graduation on a measuring device and the actual standard for the quantity being measured  
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Adverse   acting against or in an opposite direction  
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Analogous   similar or comparable in certain respects  
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Analyze   to study the relationship of the parts of something by analysis  
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Application   ability to put to a practical use; having something to do with the matter at hand  
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Approximately   nearly; an estimate or figure that is almost exact  
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Argument   a reason for against something  
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Assumption   something accepted as true  
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Comprehend   to understand fuly  
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Concentration   the ratio of the amount of solute to the amount of solvent or solution  
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Conclusion   a final decision based on facts, experience, or reasoning  
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Confirm   to make sure of the truth of something  
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Consequence   something produced by a cause or condition  
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Consistent   in agreement; firm; changeless  
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Constant   remaining steady and unchanged  
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Contradiction   a statement in opposition to another  
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Control group   experimental group in which conditions are controlled  
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Controlled experiment   one in which the conditions suspected to cause an effect is compared to one without the suspected condition  
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Controlled variable   a factor in an experiment that remains constant  
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Correlation   a close connection between two ideas or sets of data  
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Criticism   a finding of fault; disapproval  
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Definitive   most nearly complete or accurate  
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Demonstrate   to explain by use of examples or experiments  
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Dependence   a state of being controlled by something else  
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Dependent variable   result or change that occurs due to the part of an experiment being tested (positioned on the vertical y- axis)  
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Diminish   to make smaller or less; decrease in size  
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Direct relationship   the connection between two variables that show the same effect ( i.e., both increase or both decrease)  
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Effective   producing or able to produce a desired condition  
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Estimation   forming a calculation based on incomplete data  
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Ethical   following accepted rules of behavior  
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Evaluation   the result of finding; estimating the value of something  
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Evidence   that which serves to prove disprove something  
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Examine   to look at of check carefullly  
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Expectation   the extent of a chance that something will occur  
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Experiment   a test made to find something out  
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Experimental design   the plan for a controlled experiment  
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Experimental group   the experimental part in which all conditions are kept the same except for the condition being tested  
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Explanation   a statement that makes something clear  
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Extrapolation   estimating a value for one characteristic that is beyond the range of a given value of another characteristic  
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Figure   a picture that explains  
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Fundamental   a basic part  
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Generalization   something given as a broad statement or conclusion  
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Hypothesis   testable explanation of a question or problem  
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Illustrate   to make clear by using examples  
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Imply   to suggest rather than to say plainly  
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Inconsistent   not in agreement  
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Incorporate   to join or unite closely into a single body  
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Independent variable   in a controlled experiment, the variable that is being changed (positioned on the horizontal x- axis)  
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Indication   the act of pointing out or pointing to something  
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Indicator   any device that measures, records, or visibly points out; any of various substances used to point out, such as, a cause, treatment, or outcome on an action  
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Ingredient   any of the components of which something is made  
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Interpolation   estimating a value that falls between two known values; a "best-fit line" on a graph  
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Interpretation   the act of telling the meaning of; explanation  
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Inverse (indirect) relationship   the connection between two variables that shows the opposite effect (i.e., when the value of one variable increases, the value of the other variable deceases  
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Investigate   to study by close and careful observation  
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Irregular   not continuous or coming at set times  
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Issue   something that is questioned  
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Judgment   an option formed by examining and comparing  
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Justify   to prove or show to be right or reasonable  
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Legend   a title, description, or key accompanying a figure or map  
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Maximum   as great as possible in amount or degree  
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Measurement   the act of finding out the side or amount of something  
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Mechanism   the parts or steps that make up a process or activity  
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Minimum   as small as possible in amount or degree  
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Model   a pattern or figure of something to be made  
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Modify   to make changes in something  
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Observation   the act of noting and recording facts and events  
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Opinion   a belief based on experience and on seeing certain facts  
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Optimum   the best or most favorable degree, condition, or amount  
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Pattern   a model, guide, or plan used in making things; definite direction, tendency, or characteristics  
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Perform   to carry out; accomplish  
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Phenomenon   an observable fact or event  
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Precision   the quality of being exactly stated; exact arrangement  
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Predict   to figure out and tell beforehand  
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Preference   a choosing of or liking for one thing rather than another  
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Probability   the quality of being reasonably sure but not certain of something happening or being true  
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Procedure   the way in which an action or actions is carried out  
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Proponent   one who supports a cause  
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Proportional   any quantities or measurements having the same fixed relationship in degree or number  
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Reasonable   showing or containing sound thought  
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Refute   to prove wrong by argument or evidence  
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Relationship   the state of being connected  
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Replicate   to copy or reproduce  
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Revise   to look over again; to correct or improve  
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Simulation   the act or process of simulating a system or process  
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Study   a careful examination and investigation of an event  
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