7th U1 L1&2 Vocab Scientific Knowledge & Investigations

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All measurements and data supporting a scientific explanation

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empirical evidence

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Well-supported explanation of nature

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scientific theory

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Description of a specific relationship under given conditions in nature

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scientific law

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Organized procedure to study something under controlled conditions

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experiment

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Testable idea or explanation leading to scientific investigation

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hypothesis

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Outcome variable that changes in response to the independent variable.

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dependent variable

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Test variable, factor deliberately changed in an investigation.

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Independent variable.

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Obtaining information using the senses

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observation

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Info from observations or experiments

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data

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Best example of empirical evidence in Florida?

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Records of rainfall during Florida hurricanes over the past 75 years.