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Ch 1 Vocab
Term | Definition |
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science | science is the study of the natural world |
observing | using more than one senses to gather information |
inferring | based on reasoning you already know |
predicting | a forecast of what will happen in the future |
chemistry | the properties of matter and how it changes |
physics | the study of,matter,energy,motion, and forces and how they interact |
scientific inquiry | a different way scientists study the natural world |
hypothesis | a possible answer to a scientific question or explanation |
data | are facts,figures, or other evidence gathered through observations |
parameter | is a factor that can be measured by an experiment |
manipulated variable | the variable that is accepted to change through observations |
responding variable | the height of the shadow, the variable that responds to every observation. |
controlled experiment | when only one parameter is multiplied at a time |
communicating | is sharing ideas and conclusions with others through writing |
model | is a picture,diagram, computer image, representing some thing smaller or bigger |
scientific theory | is a well tested explanation for a scientific expirement |
scientific law |