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Week 2 Science Vocal ABE Pickering
ABE Science Vocabulary Week 2
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08/23/2016

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Hypothesis
Definition
a supposition or proposed explanation made on the basis of limited evidence as a starting point for further investigation.
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Model
Definition
a system or thing used as an example to follow or imitate
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Survey
Definition
examine and record the area and features of (an area of land) so as to construct a map, plan, or description.
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Control Group
Definition
the group in an experiment or study that does not receive treatment by the researchers and is then used as a benchmark to measure how the other tested subjects do.
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Evidence
Definition
the available body of facts or information indicating whether a belief or proposition is true or valid.
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Conclusion
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a judgment or decision reached by reasoning.
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Independent Variable
Definition
the variable that is changed or controlled in a scientific experiment.
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Dependent Variable
Definition
what you measure in the experiment and what is affected during the experiment
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