Science Chapter 1
Terms
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- the study of matter and energy
- physical science
- factors that can be changed in an experiment
- variables
- the study of living systems and the ways in which they interact
- life science
- An attempt to explain a pattern observed repeatedly in the natural world
- scientific theory
- a reasonable and educated possible answer based on what you know and what you observe
- hypothesis
- collection of structures, cycles, and processes that relate to and ineract with each other
- system
- draw a conclusion based on what you observe
- infer
- combining what you already know with the new facts that you are given to decide if you should agree with something
- critical thinking
- any representation of an object or an event used as a tool for understanding the natural world
- model
- the practical use of science or applied science
- technology
- changing one factor and observing its effect on another while keeping all other factors constant
- controlled experiment
- variable that is not changed in an experiment
- constant
- the study of Earth systems and the systems in space
- Earth science
- a way of learning more about the natural world
- science
- a rule that describes a pattern in nature
- scientific law