NOS Vocab Flashcard

Front

Use the five senses to describe.

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Observation.

Front

Drawing conclusions from evidence and prior knowledge

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Inference

Front

Descriptions using the five senses

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Qualitative

Front

Descriptions with numbers

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Quantitative

Front

Prediction about an outcome

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Hypothesis

Front

Finding length, height, weight, temperature, etc.

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Measuring

Front

Factor changed/tested in an experiment

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Independent

Front

Factor measured in an experiment's effect.

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Dependent

Front

Variables that do not change in an experiment

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constant

Front

Used to compare with experimental subjects; not experimented on.

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Control