What is Science? Unit Vocabulary

What is the definition for Controlled Experiment ?

• Information acquired by observation or experimentation.
• A unit of measure of distance (m)
• An experiment in which only one variable is manipulated at a time.
  
• Always applies under the same conditions (Ex. The Law of Gravity)

What is the definition for Empirical Evidence?

• Information acquired by observation or experimentation.
• Using reason and data to support your claim
• A method of procedure that has characterized natural science since the 17th century, consisting in systematic observation, measurement, and experiment, and the formulation, testing, and modification of hypotheses.
• SkepticismDoubt about the truth of something

What is the definition for Gram ?

• A unit of measure of distance (m)
• An experiment that others can repeat and get similar results
• A well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world, based on a body of facts that have been repeatedly confirmed through observation and experiment
• A unit of measure of mass (g)

What is the definition for Law ?

• Information acquired by observation or experimentation.
• Always applies under the same conditions (Ex. The Law of Gravity)
• A difference in the measured value and actual value in an experiment
• Doubt about the truth of something

What is the definition for Liter ?

• An experiment that others can repeat and get similar results
• A unit of measure of distance (m)
• Repeating an experiment more than once to collect data
• A unit of measure of volume (L)

What is the definition for Logical Argument ?

• A well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world, based on a body of facts that have been repeatedly confirmed through observation and experiment
• Using reason and data to support your claim
• An experiment in which only one variable is manipulated at a time
• Repeating an experiment more than once to collect data

What is the definition for Measurement Error ?

• A difference in the measured value and actual value in an experiment
• Information acquired by observation or experimentation.
• An experiment that others can repeat and get similar results
• Always applies under the same conditions (Ex. The Law of Gravity)

What is the definition for Meter ?

• A unit of measure of mass (g)
• A unit of measure of volume (L)
• A unit of measure of distance (m)
• An experiment that others can repeat and get similar results

What is the definition for Multiple Trials ?

• Using reason and data to support your claim
• An experiment in which only one variable is manipulated at a time
• Repeating an experiment more than once to collect data
• A unit of measure of mass (g)

What is the definition for Peer Review ?

• A difference in the measured value and actual value in an experiment
• Repeating an experiment more than once to collect data
• nformation acquired by observation or experimentation.
• Evaluation of scientific, academic, or professional work by others working in the same field.