Chapter 2.1 Flashcards

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Salt deposits form a evaporated liquid.

Qualitative or quantitative?

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Qualitative

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Quantitative observations are recorded in the form of

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Numerical data

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Scientific method:

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  • making predictions based in a theory
  • forming a hypothesis
  • observing and recording data
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4
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Tyrone went to the store and bought ten pineaples. Those ten plants are grown in equal amounts of sunlight with equal amounts of water and varying amounts of fertilizer. Sunlight and water are

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Controls

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5
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A proposed explanation that is based on observations and that can be tested is known as a(n)

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Hypothesis

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6
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For each investigation, the scientific method

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provides a logical set of procedures.

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A theory is accepted as the explanation of an observed phenomenon until

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repeated observations conflict with the theory.

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