Inquiry Unit Vocab

Science

 A systematic enterprise that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe.

Independent Variable

A variable that might influence another variable.

Dependent Variable

A variable that is influenced by the independent variable.

Precision

How close related measurements are to each other.

Accuracy

How close a measurement is to the actual value.

Resolution

The smallest interval that can be measured.

Constant

Something kept the same in an experiment.

Control

Something you compare your results to in an experiment

Bias

Information that is based on opinion.

Technology

An application of science to solve problems.

Model

Can be a three-dimensional representation of a person or thing or of a proposed structure, typically on a smaller scale than the original.

Theory

An explanation with evidence.

Law

A theory that has been tested without contradiction.

Length

The measurement or extent of something from end to end; the greater of two or the greatest of three dimensions of a body.

Mass

Both a property of a physical body and a measure of its resistance to acceleration when a net force is applied.

Volume

The amount of space that a substance or object occupies.

SI System

International System of Units used in the scientific community worldwide.