Week one vocab flashcard 23-24

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What is science?

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The use of evidence to construct testable explanations and predictions of natural phenomena, along with the knowledge generated through the process.

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Observation: Process of noticing and describing events in an orderly way.

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Process of noticing and describing events or processes in a careful, orderly way.

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Inference: A logical interpretation based on prior knowledge and experience.

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A logical interpretation based on prior knowledge and experience.

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Hypothesis

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Possible explanation for a set of observations or answers to a scientific question.

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Experiment with one variable changed.

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Controlled experiment

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Factor in a controlled experiment that is deliberately changed; also called manipulated variable.

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Independent variable

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Variable observed that changes in response to the independent variable; also known as the responding variable.

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Dependent variable

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Group in an experiment exposed to the same conditions as the experimental group except one independent variable.

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Control group

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Evidence; info from observation.

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Data

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Well-tested explanation unifying observations and hypotheses, enabling accurate predictions.

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Theory