ACT Science Vocab Terms

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Define INTERPOLATION

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Estimating a value that falls between two known values.

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Define PROPONENT

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One who supports a cause.

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Define VIEWPOINT

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Opinion, judgment.

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Define LEGEND

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A title, description, or key accompanying a figure or map.

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Define MECHANISM

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The parts or steps that make up a process or activity.

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Define VARIABLE

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A factor that can change in an experiment.

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Define HYPOTHESIS

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A testable explanation of a question or problem.

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Define DATA

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Facts and statistics collected for reference or analysis.

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Define OBSERVATION

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The act of noting and recording facts and events.

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Define EXPERIMENT

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A scientific procedure undertaken to test a hypothesis.