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What is a Physical Model?
represents the physical structure of an object or system.
What is a Conceptual Model?
a representation of how parts of a system are related or organized
What is a Model?
shows the structure of an object, system, or concept.
a short way of representing very large numbers or very small numbers.
What is Precision?
The exactness of a measurement
What is a Mathematical Model?
uses different forms of data to represent the way a system of process works.
What is a Simulation?
uses models to imitate the function, behavior, or process of whatever the models represent.
What is a Measurement?
What is Accuracy?
What is an Independent Variable?
one of two columns that lists the independent variable
What is a Dependent Variable?
the variable that changes as a result of the manipulation of the independent variable
What is a Model?
a model is a representation of an object or a process that allows scientists to study something in greater detail.
What is a Law?
a scientific law is a description of a specific relationship under given conditions in the natural world.
What is a Theory?
a well-supported explanation of nature
all the measurements and data scientists gather in support of a scientific explanation.
What is an Experiment?
a organized procedure to study something under controlled conditions
What is an Observation?
the process of obtaining information by using the senses
What is a Hypothesis?
a hypothesis is a testable idea or explanation that leads to scientific investigation
What is Data?
information gathered by observation or experimentation that can be used in calculating or reasoning.
What is Pseudoscience?
a belief or practice that is based on incorrectly applied scientific methods