Details Title: About Science Description: Chapter 1 Total Flash Cards: 14 Created: 09/10/2007 10:38:45		New Users: To study from this flashcard set, or to create your own your own study flash cards, REGISTER HERE. Existing Users: CLICK HERE. Additional Physics Flashcards
Cards in this set: Term scientific method Definition an ordinary method of gaining, organinizing, and applying new knowledge Term hypothesis Definition an educated guess;a reasonable explanation of an observation or experimental result that is not fully accepted as factual until tested over and over again by experiment. Term controlled experiment Definition experiments are usually set up with Term variables Definition condtions that can change or be changed Term constants Definition all other variables are variables are kept the same between the testing groups Term control Definition kept under normal condtions, used as a comparison to see the effect of the changed variable Term independent variable Definition the experimental group has a condition that is purposely changed to test its effect Term dependent variable Definition the effect of the experiment Term fact Definition a close agreement by competent observers of a series of observations of the same phenomena Term inference Definition conclusion based on observations Term law/principle Definition rules about nature that have been verified by experiment over and over and are believed to be true Term theory Definition a synthesis of a large body of info. that encompasses well-tested and verified hypothesis about aspects of the natural world Term science Definition method of answering theoretical questions Term technology Definition putting that knowledge to use to better life