NOS 1- 3 Life Science Text book vocabulary words.pdf

Science - the investigation and exploration of natural events and of the new information hat results from those investigations Observation - using one or more of your senses to gather information and take note of what occurs Inference - a logical explanation of an observation that is drawn from prio...

Science - the investigation and exploration of natural events and of the new information hat results from those investigations Observation - using one or more of your senses to gather information and take note of what occurs Inference - a logical explanation of an observation that is drawn from prior knowledge or experience Hypothesis - a possible explanation about an observed phenomenon that can be tested by scientific experiments. Prediction - a statement of what will happen next in a sequence of events Technology - the practical use of scientific knowledge, especially for industrial or commercial use. Scientific theory - an explanation of observations or events based on knowledge gained from many observations and investigations. Scientific law - describes a pattern or an event in nature that is always true. Critical thinking - comparing what you already know with the information you are given in order to decide whether you agree with it. Description - a spoken or written summary of observations Explanation - is an interpretation of of observations What are the 7 base units? Accuracy - is a description of how close a measurement is to an accepted or true value. Precision - is a description of how similar or close measurements are to each other. Significant digits - the number of digits in a measurement that are known with a certain degree of reliability. Variable - any factor in an experiment tha can have more than one value dependent variable - the factor that is measured independent variable - the factor(s) that change or that you want to test. Constants - factors in an experiment that remain the same.