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 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
the variable that is being measured or tested in an experiment.
experiment
a scientific test in which you perform a series of actions and carefully observe their effects in order to learn
graph
that represents the variation of a variable in comparison with that of one or more
hypothesis
an idea that proposes a tentative explanation about a phenomenon or a narrow set of phenomena observed in the natural world
independent variable
It is a variable that stands alone and isn’t changed by the other variables you are trying to measure
mass
describe the density and type of atoms in any given object
model
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 methdo
principles and procedures for the systematic pursuit of knowledge involving the recognition and formulation of a problem,
standard
an object, system, or experiment that bears a defined relationship to a unit of measurement of a physical quantity
technology
science or knowledge put into practical use to solve problems or invent useful tools
