Nature of Science Flashcards

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Across
  1. 2. - Measurement of the pull of gravity; can change depending on location
  2. 5. The end of an experiment. Tells whether the hypothesis is “supported or “not supported”
  3. 6. observations or qualitative data - Descriptions that cannot be expressed using numbers, but instead describe with words
  4. 8. - To make a statement ahead of time of what you think will happen based on information or experience
  5. 10. variables/constants- all of the factors in an experiment that must stay the same so that you can find out if the change (the IV or test variable) had an effect
  6. 11. An assumption or conclusion you can make about an observation. Can be proven correct or incorrect with further investigation. Is based on observation.
  7. 12. - Data (information) that can be gathered through your senses; facts only:
  8. 15. all of the factors that can affect an experiment
  9. 17. – personal opinion; slanted toward one’s own opinion
  10. 19. - Grouping items together that are alike in some way
  11. 20. - set of statements developed to explain a group of facts or events, especially one that has been repeatedly tested or is widely accepted; used to make predictions about natural events or facts and can change as new technology or new investigations give new information. scientific law - A statement that describes unchangeable relationships among facts and events
  12. 22. - A possible answer to a scientific question that is stated in measurable terms
  13. 23. -- rules that enable people to know right from wrong
Down
  1. 1. variable - What you measure in an experiment to see if the change had an effect; the Outcome variable; the responding variable; (usually the Y-axis on a bar graph)
  2. 3. -The reason for doing an experiment, the question to be investigated
  3. 4. observations or quantitative data – describes using numbers or amounts.
  4. 7. the one factor (thing) you change or test in an experiment; the cause; also called test variable; manipulated variable (usually the X-axis on a bar graph)
  5. 9. - The process of trying to understand the world around us through exploration, invention, and problem solving
  6. 13. - To determine the dimensions, quantity or capacity of an object
  7. 14. - Measure (comparison) of how much mass is contained in a given volume; unit is g/cm³
  8. 16. – amount of space an object occupies
  9. 18. - Amount of matter in an object; does not change with your location
  10. 21. how something in nature always behaves (or acts) under certain conditions