Vision and Light Ch 2 Vocabulary

Front

What is an animal that is hunted and eaten by other animals?

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Prey

Front

What does it mean to find out about something?

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Investigate

Front

What is something scientists make to answer questions about the real world?

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Model

Front

What is a description of how something works or why something happens?

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Explanation

Front

How does an animal get information from its environment?

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Sense

Front

What do we call the process of testing a hypothesis in science?

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Experiment

Front

What is the term for a change in an experiment that can affect the outcome?

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Variable

Front

What is a representation of an object or system used to understand it better?

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Model

Front

What do we call the information collected during an experiment?

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Data

Front

What is the term for a statement that can be tested through experimentation?

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Hypothesis