methods of science Flashcards
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the investigation and exploration of natural events and of new information that results from the investigation
science
interfrence a logical explaination of an obsevation that is drawn based on prior knowledge or expierience
interfrence
the act of using one or more of your senses to gather informartion and take not of what occurs
observation
a possible explanation for an observance that can be tested by scientific investigation
hypothesis
a statement of what will happen in the next sequence of events
prediction
the practical use of scientific knowledge especially for industry or commercial
technology
an explanation of observations or events based on knowledge gained from many observations and investigations
scientific theory
a rule that describes a pattern in nature
scientific law
critical thinking comparing what you already know with information you are given to In order to decide if you agree with it
critical thinking
a spoken or written summary of observations
description
an interpretation of observations
explanation
the internationally accepted system of measurement
international system of units
the number of digits in measurement that are known with a certain degrees of reliablitty
significant digitst
variableany factor that can have more than one value
variable
the factor that is changed by the investigator to observe how it effects a dependent variable
indipendent variable
dependent variable the factor a scientist observes measuring during an expiermen
dependent variable
