Science vocab #1

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Speed in a direction.

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velocity

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Solving problems through experiments, evidence analysis, and scientific reasoning.

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science

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Part of an experiment that changes due to manipulation; the CAUSE.

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Independent variable

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Part of an experiment that changes due to the Independent Variable; it is the EFFECT.

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Dependent variable

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Things in an experiment that stay the same.

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Constants

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Prediction of experiment outcome based on prior discoveries.

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Hypothesis

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Strategy to interpret graphs: What do I see? What does it mean?

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I - squared statement

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How close a measured value is to the true value.

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Accuracy

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Reproducibility of a measurement

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Precision

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A measurement fully described by itself.

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Scalar quantity