The Nature of Science

Question 1

Bias

Answer 1

a preference for or against one idea, thing or person

Question 2

Constant

Answer 2

A quantity that is unknown but assumed to have a fixed value in a specified mathematical context

Question 3

Control

Answer 3

a scientific control is one in which the subject or a group would not be tested for the dependent variable

Question 4

Density

Answer 4

its mass per unit volume

Question 5

Dependent Variable

Answer 5

It is something that depends on other factors

Question 6

Experiment

Answer 6

a scientific test in which you perform a series of actions and carefully observe their effects in order to learn about something

Question 7

Graph

Answer 7

a diagram that represents the variation of a variable in comparison

Question 8

Hypothesis

Answer 8

an idea that proposes a tentative explanation about a phenomenon or a narrow set of phenomena observed in the natural world

Question 9

Independent Variable

Answer 9

It is a variable that stands alone and isn’t changed by the other variables you are trying to measure.

Question 10

Mass

Answer 10

Mass is both a property of a physical body and a measure of its resistance to acceleration when a net force is applied

Question 11

Model

Answer 11

a physical and/or mathematical and/or conceptual representation of a system of ideas, events or processes

Question 12

Scientific Law

Answer 12

scientific laws or laws of science are statements, based on repeated experiments or observations

Question 13

Scientific Method

Answer 13

The scientific method is an empirical method of acquiring knowledge that has characterized the development of science since at least the 17th century. It involves careful observation, applying rigorous skepticism about what is observed, given that cognitive assumptions can distort how one interprets the observation.

Question 14

Standard

Answer 14

an object, system, or experiment that bears a defined relationship to a unit of measurement of a physical quantity

Question 15

Technology

Answer 15

the application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes, especially in industry

Question 16

Scientific Theory

Answer 16

an explanation of an aspect of the natural world and universe that can be repeatedly tested and verified in accordance with the scientific method, using accepted protocols of observation, measurement, and evaluation of results

Question 17

Variable

Answer 17

anything that can change or be changed

Question 18

Volume

Answer 18

The amount of space occupied by a three-dimensional object or region of space

Question 19

SI

Answer 19

The International System of Units is the modern form of the metric system. It is the only system of measurement with an official status in nearly every country in the world