The Nature of Science Flashcards
(19 cards)
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.
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.
Graph
A diagram that represents a variation of variables in comparison with that of one or more other variables.
Hypothesis
An idea that proposes a tentative explanation about a phenomenon or a narrow set of phenomena observed in the natural world.
Independent Variable
A variable that stands alone and isn’t changed by other variables you are trying to measure.
Mass
A body of coherent 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 or experiment that defines the unit of physical quantity.
Technology
Science or knowledge put into practical use to solve problems or invent useful tools.
Scientific Theory
A carefully thought out explanation for observations of the natural world that has been constructed using the scientific theory.
Variable
Anything that can change or be changed.
Volume
The three-dimensional space that is occupied by an object.
SI
A scientific method of expressing the magnitudes or quantities of important natural phenomena.
