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Vocabulary
What is Science?
Scientific Knowledge
Scientific Investigations
Types of Observations
100
the systematic study of natural events and conditions
What is science?
100
is often mistakenly regarded as being based on science
What is pseudoscience
100
two types of investigations
What is experiment and fieldwork?
100
a hypothesis should always be written in this format
What is an if/then statement?
100
observations that are made with instruments such as rulers and beakers.
What is a qualitative observation?
200
observations, measurements, and other types of data that people gather and test to support scientific explanation
What is empirical evidence?
200
Many claims of pseudoscience are not refutable because they can't be______.
What is tested?
200
done under very precise and controlled conditions in a laboratory
What is an experiment?
200
A hypothesis should always be _________
What is testable?
200
observations made using your senses
What is a quantitative observation?
300
When you repeat the same experiment multiple times
What is repetition?
300
a scientist sets aside their personal feelings, moods, and beliefs while evaluating something
What is being objective?
300
scientists making observations of what is around them
What is fieldwork?
300
the factor that changes as a result of manipulation of one or more independent variables.
What is a dependent variable?
300
observations that are observable and do not include your own opinion
What is an objective observation?
400
a testable idea or explanation that leads to scientific investigation
What is hypothesis?
400
the study of living things
What is life science?
400
most reliable source of scientific information
What is professional science journals?
400
information gathered by observation or experimentation
What is data?
400
an observation that is based on an opinion, judgement, or assumption.
What is a subjective observation?
500
the factor that is deliberately manipulated
What is the independent variable?
500
when someone else does the same experiment, the same way.
What is replication.
500
good scientific theories are rarely _____
What is rejected?
500
everything a scientist observes must be _______.
What is recorded?
500
Ms. Vera is 5 ft 1 in tall.
What is a quantitative observation?