Science Skills Vocab Flashcard

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Example of an observation:

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The flower has pink petals.

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INFERENCE:

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an educated guess

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Data: "the marble has a volume of 5 mL."

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quantitative data

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Data that contains only description is known as

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qualitative data

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"If bird seed is on the north side of the garden, robins won't visit the feeder" is an example of

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a hypothesis

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Variable changed in an experiment:

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independent variable

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Variable changing due to the experiment on the Y axis:

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Dependent Variable

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Part of an experiment that receives no treatment; basis for comparison.

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Control

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Well-tested hypothesis

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Theory

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Basic unit of length in metric system

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meter