The Scientific Process (1)
Logical conclusion drawn from observations, previous knowledge, and available information
What is Inference?
A factor that changes in an experiment
What is a Variable?
This system contains the units that scientists all over the world have agreed to use
What is the modern metric system?
DOUBLE: the other name for this system
The conversion of 16, 471 grams to kilograms
What is 16.471 kilograms?
Observations made using one of the five senses: sight, smell, touch, taste, or hearing
What are Qualitative Observations?
Observations made with instruments such as rulers, balances, graduated cylinders, beakers, thermometers, etc.
What are Quantitative Observations?
The amount of matter something has
The variable intentionally changed or manipulated by the experimenter
What is the Independent Variable?
Gathering information using senses or with the aid of instruments
What is Observation?
A possible, testable explanation for one or more observations or a suggested, testable answer to a question
What is a Hypothesis?
The basic SI unit for length
What is the meter?
Facts and statistics collected together for reference or analysis
What is Data?
An investigation in which the factors that influence the outcome are kept the same except for one, the factor being studied
What is a Controlled Experiment?
A description of a natural phenomenon or relationship that is supported by a significant amount of evidence and often includes mathematical terms
What is a Scientific Law?
The unit for mass in the metric system
What is a gram?
The variable which responds to the changing variable
What is the Dependent Variable?
An in-depth explanation of a range of phenomena in the natural world that has been thoroughly tested and is supported by a significant amount of evidence
What is a Scientific Theory?
Useful simplification used to make it easier to understand things that might be too difficult to directly observe
What is the Scientific Model?
The basic SI unit for volume
What is the liter?
the estimation of an unknown value based on extending a known sequence of values or facts
What is extrapolation?