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| An interpretation based on observations and past knowledge |
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| Forecasting what will happen in the future based on past knowledge and evidence |
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| Scientific Inquiry (Plural...) |
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| Investigations that gather evidence |
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| A question to be answered by making observations |
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| Factors that can change in an experiment |
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| Operational Definition (Tells someone...) |
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| Tells someone how to do something, or how to measure a variable |
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| Scientific Theory (Explanation for...) |
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| A well tested explanation for a wide range of observations or experimental results |
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| Scientific Law (What is expected...) |
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| A statement that describes what scientists expect to happen every time under a particular set of conditions |
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| International System of Units |
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| Force of Gravity acting on an object |
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| Amount of matter in an object |
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| Amount of space an object takes up |
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| Add object and subtract the difference of before the object was added and after |
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| Ratio of Mass over Volume |
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| Estimate (Something based on something...) |
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| Approximation based on reasonable assumptions |
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| Accuracy (How close ____ is to _____) |
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| How close a measurement is to its true value |
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| Reproducibility (How close...) |
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| How close a group of measurements are to each other |
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| All digits that are measured exactly plus one digit that is estimated |
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| Difference between precision and accuracy |
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| accuracy means getting a result close to the real answer, while precision is getting a similar result every time you try. |
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| When adding, subtracting, multiplying or dividing, the answer can only have... |
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| the same number of sig figs as the number with the fewest sig figs |
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| Precision (A measure of what?) |
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| A measure of the exactness of measurement |
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| shows how the RV changes due to the MV |
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| First Step in Making a Graph |
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| Second Step in Making a Graph |
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| Third Step in Making a Graph |
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| Fourth Step in Making a Graph |
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| Fifth Step in Making a Graph |
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| Sixth Step in Making a Graph |
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| Smooth line that reflects general patterns |
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"Y do I have to do slope?"
How much Y has changed for every change in X |
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