The Nature of Science Flashcards
bias
a preference for or against one idea, thing or person
Constant
A quantity that is unknown but assumed to have a fixed value in a specified mathematical context
Control
one in which the subject or a group would not be tested for the dependent variable(s)
Density
mass of a unit volume of a material substance
Dependent Variable
It is something that depends on other factors
Experiment
a scientific test in which you perform a series of actions and carefully observe their effects in order to learn about something
Graph
a diagram that represents the variation of a variable in comparison with
Hypothesis
an idea that proposes a tentative explanation about a phenomenon or a narrow set of phenomena observed in the natural world
Mass
quantitative measure of inertia, a fundamental property of all matter
Model
a physical and/or mathematical and/or conceptual representation of a system of ideas, events or processes
Scientific law
the description of an observed phenomenon
Scientific method
the technique used in the construction and testing of a scientific hypothesis
Standard
an object, system, or experiment that bears a defined relationship to a unit of measurement of a physical quantity
Technology
he application of scientific knowledge to the practical aims of human life or, as it is sometimes phrased, to the change and manipulation of the human environment
Scientific theory
carefully thought-out explanation for observations of the natural world that has been constructed using the scientific method
