1.1- What is Science?
The systematic study of natural conditions and events
What is science?
A method that scientists use to solve a problem or test a hypothesis
What is the scientific method?
An accepted explanation of how something works
What is a theory?
A structure of an object, system, or concept
What is a model?
A common language of measurement that all scientists use
What is SI?
Belief based on incorrect and unreliable evidence
What is pseudoscience?
Factors in an experiment that can change
What are variables?
A description of a relationship in the natural world
What is a law?
A variable that is deliberately changed
What is a independent variable?
This is the SI unit for weight
What is a newton?
An explanation that fits all the evidence and observations
What is a scientific explanation?
A scientific investigation should be evaluated by other scientists and must be repeatable
What is a valid scientific investigation?
Scientists can gather data in the field or in the lab
Where do scientists gather evidence?
This kind of relationship shows a curved line when graphed
A shorter way of writing really big or small numbers
What is scientific notation?
A kind of evidence that involves measurements and observations
What is empirical evidence?
This kind of evidence is not biased, is written by an expert, and isn't trying to change the reader's opinion on a subject
What is reliable evidence?
New evidence and ideas or collaboration and debate
How do scientific ideas change?
This method of presenting information shows patterns and trends
What is a graph?
How close to the actual something is
What is accuracy?