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Science Notes #1
science
Term | Definition |
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Science | The investigation and exploration of natural events and of the new information that results from those investigations |
Observation | Is using one or more of your senses to gather information and take note of what occurs |
Inference | Is a logical explanation of an observation that is drawn from prior knowledge or experience |
Hypothesis | A possible explanation about an observation that can be tested by scientific investigation |
Prediction | A statement of what will happen next in a sequence of events |
Technology | Practical use of scientific knowledge especially for industrial or commercial |
Scientific theory | Is an explanation of observations or events based on knowledge gained from many observations and investigations |
Scientific law | Describes a pattern or an event in nature that is always true |
Critical thinking | Comparing what you already know with the information you are given in order to decide whether you agree with it |
Description | A spoken or written summary of observations |
explanation | An interpretation of observations |
Internal system of units (SI) | An internationally accepted system for measurement |
Accuracy | A description of how close a measurement is to an accepted or true value |
Precision | A description of how similar or close a measurement are to each other |
Significant Digits | The number of digits in a measurement that are known with a certain degree or reliability |
Variable | Is any factor in an experiment that can have more than one value |
Dependent Variable | The factor measured or observation during an experiment |
Independent Variable | The factor that you want to test. It is changed by the investigator to observe how it affects a dependent variable |
Constant | Are the factors in an experiment that remain the same |