Science

scientific method

the method of discovery used by scientists from the Enlightenment onward, in which a question is identified, data are gathered through observation and research, a hypothesis is formulated and then tested through experimentation, and the results are analyzed to draw a conclusion

Natural Phenomena

an observable event or physical process in the universe that is not created by humans

observation

to notice or look at something

• Inference

1. the act or process of inferring

Qualative

1. pertaining to or concerned with quality or qualities.

• Quantitative 

1. that is or may be estimated by quantity.

2. of or relating to the describing or measuring of quantity.

3. of or relating to a metrical system, as that of classical verse, based on the alternation of long and short, rather than accented and unaccented, syllables.

4. of or relating to the length of a spoken vowel or consonant.

• Constraints 

. a limiting factor or boundary that restricts the possible outcomes, behaviors, or solutions of a system

• Variable

1. pt or liable to vary or change; changeable: variable moods.

   variable weather;

   variable moods.

   Antonyms:

   constant

2. capable of being varied or changed; alterable.

   a variable time limit for completion of a book.

• Independent variable

1. Statistics. (in an experiment) a variable that is intentionally changed to observe its effect on the dependent variable.

Dependent variable

1. Statistics. (in an experiment) the event studied and expected to change when the independent variable is changed.

Controlled variable

1. tatistics. Also control a person, group, event, etc., that is used as a constant and unchanging standard of comparison in scientific experimentation.

2. (in computer programming) a variable that is used to regulate the flow of control, or order of execution, generally the number of times a loop will execute.

• Hypothesis

proposition, or set of propositions, set forth as an explanation for the occurrence of some specified group of phenomena, either asserted merely as a provisional conjecture to guide investigation working hypothesis or accepted as highly probable in the light of established facts.

• Experiment

a test, trial, or tentative procedure; an act or operation for the purpose of discovering something unknown or of testing a principle, supposition, etc..

• Fair test

3 trials

Inquiry Question

1. a question reported in indirect speech, as in She asked why you came Compare direct question

• Attraction

1. the act, power, or property of attracting.

2. attractive quality; magnetic charm; fascination; allurement; enticement.

   the subtle attraction of her strange personality.

Surface Tension

1. the elasticlike force existing in the surface of a body, especially a liquid, tending to minimize the area of the surface, caused by asymmetries in the intermolecular forces between surface molecules.

Cohesion

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   the act or state of cohering, uniting, or sticking together.