Key Words Flashcards

(17 cards)

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What are variables?

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Something that can change within an experiment

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2
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What is a hypothesis?

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A theory or explanation made before the start of an experiment

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3
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What is a repeatable?

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Something that can repeate

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4
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What is a line of best fit?

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It is a line within a line graph the can try to fit the best way possible

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5
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What is secondary data?

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It is data that has not came straight from the founder of the data

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6
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What is evidence?

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It is things that can prove a theory

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7
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What is peer review?

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Peer review is when people check over others work

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8
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What is a journal?

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A book that explains something

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9
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What is an audience?

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It is the people watching or listening to something

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What is a bias?

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A bias is when someone has a reason to have a 1 sided view

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What is a claim?

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A claim is an argument stating something

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12
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What is reasoning?

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Reasoning is weighing up the arguments for both sides of a debate

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13
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What is benefit?

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When something gets something better from something

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14
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What is model?

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A way of showing something in a diagram sort of fashion.

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What is a theory?

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An argument you can not be certain or something that changes with new evidence.

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16
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What is a scientific law?

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Something proven with evidence to be a fact!!!

17
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What is argumentation?

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It is showing arguments to other people to decided an answer