ABRASIVE
gritty substance used for rubbing or grinding
BIAS-
to show only one side of an argument
DISTINGUISH-
tell apart the differences among something
CONSTANCY-
tendency for things to remain unchanged
IMPLY-
to suggest
ABSORB
to soak up
BIODEGRADABLE-
able to be broken down by microscopic organisms
DRAWING CONCLUSIONS-
expressing unstated ideas that are logically connected to given information
CONTRAST-
to show differences when compared
INFER-
to guess at what is not stated directly
ABUNDANCE
something you have plenty of
BUOYANCY-
the tendency to float or rise up on water
DISPLACE-
to push aside
COLLABORATION-
working with others as a team to complete a task
INFERENCE-
a point of view that you arrive at because of what you read, hear, or see
ASSUMPTION
when you take something as being true without checking the validity of the statement
EVIDENCE-
something that provides proof
DEDUCE-
to derive by reasoning
LAWS OF CHANCE-
describes the probability of something happening
INTERPRET-
to explain the meaning of
FUNCTION-
the special purpose or use of something
EXPERIMENT-
a way to test a hypothesis
HYPOTHESIS-
a scientific guess based on evidence
LAW OF NATURE-
a property of nature that does not change
OPINION-
a personal belief that is often based on a person’s own value system