0.1 What is Science Flashcards

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The use of evidence to construct testable explanations and predictions of natural phenomena

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Science

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A process for establishing facts through experimentation and testing

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Scientific Method

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Collecting data and recording observations without making comparisons

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Descriptive Investigations

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Collecting data with variables that are manipulated to compare results

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Comparative Investigations

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Processes similar to comparative investigations but in which a control is identified

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Experimental Investigations

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A tentative and testable statement that must be capable of being supported or not supported by observational evidence

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Hypothesis

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A set of moral principles or values that can be used to govern decision-making and behavior

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Ethics

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A logical conclusion that combines what you know - your prior knowledge - with what you have learned and observed

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Inference

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A highly reliable, well-established explanation of a natural or physical phenomenon

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Scientific Theory

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A statement about what happens in nature; it seems to be true all the time

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Scientific Law