Intro for Science
Terms
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- Science
- "facts";a constant search for imformation and understanding the universe.
- technology
- using science to improve the quality of human life.
- goal of science
- to understand the world around us.
- scientific method
- systematic approach to problem solving.
- hypothesis
- proposed solution to a scientific problem;an "eduacated guess".
- theory
- hypothesis that has been tested many times
- experiment
- a method used to test a hypothesis
- varible
- the factor in an experiment that is being tested.
- control
- experiment run without a variable; normal conditions.
- data
- "information" ; recorded observations and measurements.
- horizantal
- x-axis /contains the constant measurement, such as time.
- vertical axis
- y-axis; contains the variable data.
- intersect
- where two lines meet
- conclusion
- end result based on data.
- biology
- study of living things.
- botany
- study of plants
- zoology
- study of animals
- geology
- study of earth
- physical science
- study of matter and energy.
- exoskeleton
- outer skeleton
- low
- a theory that appears to be true, has withstood the test of time
- biotechnology
- using living things to improve the quality of human life