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| Science | A way of learning about the natural world and the knowledge gained through that process |
| Scientific Inquiry | The diverse ways in which scientists explore problems and seek to answer questions about the natural world |
| Observation | Using all five senses to gather information |
| Inference | An interpretation based on observation and prior knowledge |
| Hypothesis | A possible explanation for a set of observations or anserws to a scientific question |
| Controlled experiment | An experiment in whic all factors except one are kept constant |
| Variable | Any factor that can change in an experiment |
| Manipulated variable | The one factor that a scientist changes during an expeiment; also called independent variable |
| Responding variable | The factor that changes as result of changes in the manipulated variable; also called the dependent variable |
| Data | The facts, figures, and other evidence gained through observation |
| Scientific theory | A well-tested concept that explains a wide range of observations |
| Earth science | The science that focuses on planet Earth and its place in the universe |
| geologists | A scientist who studies the forces that make and shape the Earth |
| Oceanographers | A scientist who studies Earth's oceans |
| Meteorologists | Scientist who studies the causes of weather and try to predict it |
| Astronomers | A scientist who studies the universe beyond Earth |
| Environmental scientists | A scientist who studies the effects of human activites on Earth's land, air, water, and living things and also tries to solve problems relating to the use of resources |
