NOS Vocab

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Observations

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use the five senses to describe

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Inference

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drawing conclusions based on evidence and prior knowledge

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Qualitative

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descriptions

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Quantitative

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descriptions with numbers

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Hypothesis

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a prediction about the outcome of something

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Scientific law

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describes how the world behaves under certain circumstances, an unchangeable, universal truth

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Scientific theory

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attempts to explain why or how something happens in nature

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SI

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International System of Units (metric- meter, liter, gram)

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Independent variable

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factor you want to change or test in an experiment, the cause, × axis

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Dependent variable

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factor you measure or observe in an experiment, the effect, y axis