| A | B |
|---|
| law | a description of something that happens in nature |
| theory | an explaination of why something happens |
| problem | a question in which you do not know how to find the answer |
| exercise | a question in which you know how to find the answer but its just a matter of doing |
| model | something that is similar to what a scientist is trying to explain |
| "pure" science | knowledge and discovery |
| technology | applied science |
| physical science | the study of matter and energy |
| property | a feature or characteristic of matter |
| experiment | a test of a hypothesis |
| hypothesis | an educated guess to the solution of a problem |
| independant variable | the factor controled by the experimenter |
| dependant variable | the factor measured by the experimenter |
| constant | a factor that remains the same throughout the experiment |
| control | a group or part that kept normal for results comparison |
