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| Comparing what you already know with the information you are given in order to decide if you agree with it. |
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| Possible explanation for an observation that can be tested by scientific investigations. |
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| Logical explanation of an observation that is drawn from prior knowledge or experience. |
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| Act of using one or more of your senses to gather information and taking note of what occurs. |
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| Describes a branch of science in which matter and energy are studied. |
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| Possible, likely, or probable. |
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| Statement of what will happen next in a sequence of events. |
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| Investigation and exploration of natural events and of the new information that results from these investigations. |
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| Rule that describes a pattern in nature. |
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| Explanation of observations or events that is based on knowledge gained from many observations and investigations. |
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| Practical use of scientific knowledge, especially for industrial or commercial use. |
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| Practical use of scientific knowledge, especially for industrial or commercial use. |
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| Practical use of scientific knowledge, especially for industrial or commercial use. |
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| Spoken or written summary of observations. |
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| Interpretation of observations. |
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| Number of digits in a measurement that you know with a certain degree of reliability. |
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| International System of Units (SI) |
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| Internationally accepted system for measurement. |
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| Factor that you want to observe or measure during an experiment. |
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| Factor that you want to test that is changed (chosen) by the investigator to observe how it affects a dependent variable during an experiment. |
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| Any factor that can have more than one value. |
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| A single independent variable that is never changed during an investigation. It is used to compare with the expe group.rimental |
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| Factors that are kept exactly the same during an investigation to assure they do not influence changes in an dependent variable. |
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