| A | B |
|---|
| hypothesis | an attempt to explain an observation or answer a question |
| observation | to make a statement or to ask a question about something |
| theory | a hypothesis that has been tested with a significant or great deal of data |
| scientific law | a theory that has been tested and confirmed over many years |
| data | the information that scientists collect |
| experiment | the process for testing data |
| The Scientific Method | the steps that scientists take to try to offer reasonable explanations |
| scientia | the Latin term for science which means knowledge |
