Science Definitions for Quarter Test
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| Science | An endeavor dedicated to the accumulation and classification of observable facts in order to formulate general laws about the natural world.
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| Papyrus | An ancient form of paper, made from a plant of the same name.
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| Spontaneous generation | The idea of living organisms can be spontaneously formed from non-living substances.
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| Counter Example | An example that contradicts a conclusion.
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| Hypothesis | An educated guess that attempts to explain an observation or answer a question.
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| Theory | A hypothesis that has been tested with a significant amount of data.
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| Scientific Law | A theory that has been tested by and is consistent with generations of data.
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| Experimental Variable | An aspect of an experiment that changes during the course of the experiment.
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| Control (of an experiment) | The variable or part of the experiment to which all others will be compared.
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| Blind Experiments | Experiments is which the participants do not know whether they are part of the control group or not.
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| Double-blind Experiments | Experiments in which neither the participants nor the people analyzing the results know who is in the control group.
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| Simple Machine | A device that either multiplies or redirects the force.
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| Force | A push or pull exerted on an object in an effort to change that object's velocity.
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| Mechanical Advantage | The amount by which a force or motion is magnified in a simple machine.
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| Diameter | The length of a straight line that travels from one side of the circle to another and passes through the center of the circle.
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| Circumference | The distance around the circle, equal to 3.1416 times the circle's diameter.
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