TWE West Unit 1 Nature of Science Vocabulary Part 2

a personal belief or judgment that does not need to be backed up with evidence.

information about the natural world gathered through the senses and/or scientific instruments.

an explanation based on evidence that is not directly observed.

very close to the actual a statement that tells what an investigation showed, based on observations and data.

to state what one thinks will happen under certain conditions based on data or observation.

an event, condition, or factor that can be changed or controlled in order to study or test a hypothesis in a scientific experiment.

a group in a scientific experiment that serves as a reference for comparison to the experimental group; a group that is untreated by the factor being tested.

multiple sets of measurements or observations in a scientific investigation.

to explain methodically by separating into parts and studying their interrelatedness.

a term used to describe the certainty of data or results of an investigation or experiment.