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| a continuous process used to collect observations, form and test hypothesis, make predictions, and identify patterns in the physical world. |
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| The act of observing nature without manipulating it. |
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| A tentative guess about how the world works, based on a summary of experimental or observational results and phrased so that it can be tested by experimentation. |
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| A description of the world that covers a relatively large number of phenomena and has met many observational and experimental tests. A conclusion based upon observations of nature. |
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| A guess about how a particular system will behave, followed by observations to see if the system did behave as expected within a specified range of situations. |
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| A criterion for the results of an experiment. In the scientific method, observations and experiments must be reported in such a way that anyone with the proper equipment can verify the results. |
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| A kind of inquiry falling in the realm of belief or dogma, which includes subject that cannot be proved or disproved with a reproducible test. The subjects include creationism, extrasensory perception (ESP), unidentified flying objects, astrology, crystal power, and reincarnation. |
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| The study of objects in the heavens. |
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| The branch of science devoted to the study of living systems. |
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| The type of research performed by scientists who are interested simply in finding out how the world works, in knowledge for its own sake. |
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| The application of the results of science to specific commercial and industrial goals. |
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| The type of research performed by scientists with specific and practical goals in mind. This research is often translated into practical systems by large-scale research and development projects |
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| A kind of research aimed at specific problems, usually performed in government industry laboratories. |
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| A system by which the editor of a scientific journal submits manuscripts considered for publication to a panel of knowledgeable scientists who, in confidence, evaluate the manuscripts for mistakes, misstatements, or shoddy procedures. Following the review, if the manuscript is to be published, it is returned to the author with a list of modifications and corrections to be completed. |
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| The branch of science that deals with the motions of material objects and the forces that act on them; for example, a rolling rock or a thrown ball. |
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| The distance an object travels divided by the time it takes to travel that distance. |
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| The distance an object travels divided by the time it takes to travel that distance, including the direction of travel. The velocity of a falling object is proportional to the length of time that it has been falling. |
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| the amount of change in velocity divided by the time it takes for the change to occur. Acceleration can involve changes of speed, changes in direction, or both. |
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| Newton's First Law of Motion |
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| Newton's Second Law of Motion |
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| Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation |
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| First Law of Thermodynamics |
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