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GED Chap 1 Science
GED Science Chapter 1 Overview
Question | Answer |
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Biological Process | a fundamental property that is common to all living organisms |
Constancy | the tendency for things to remain unchanged |
Entropy | the tendency of a system to become randomly disorganized |
Equilibrium | a condition in which change takes place in equal and opposite ways |
Evidence | observations and data from experiments that support or oppose a stated point of view |
Evolution | a series of changes that occur over time |
Explanation | the addition of newly acquired evidence to facts that are already known |
Hypothesis | a reasonable explanation of evidence or a prediction based on evidence |
Law of Chance | a description of the probability of something happening |
Law of Nature | a property of nature that does not change |
Model | an idea, drawing, or object that stands for the real thing |
Opinion | a personal belief that is often based on a person's own value system |
Order | the tendency of properties and behavior to be predictable |
Scientific Fact | a conclusion, based on evidence, about which scientists agree |
System | an organized group of related objects or components that form a whole |