| A | B |
|---|
| quantitative observations | observations that deal with numbers or amounts |
| science | a way of learning about the natural world through observations and logical reasoning |
| predicting | the process of forecasting what will happen in the future based on past experience or evidence |
| inferring | an interpretation based on observations and prior knowledge |
| qualitative observations | characteristics that are not expressed in numbers |
| physics | the study of matter and energy and how they interact |
| chemistry | the study of properties of matter and how matter changes |
| observation | the process of using one or more of your senses to gather information |
| variable | a factor that can change in an experiment |
| manipulated variable | the one factor that a scientist changes during an experiment |
| responding variable | the factor that changes as a result of the manipulated variable |
| scientific inquiry | the ongoing process of discovery |
| communicating | the process of sharing ideas with others through writing and speaking |
| data | facts, figures, and other evidence gathered through observation |
| hypothesis | a possible explanation for a set of observations |
| scientific law | a statement that describes what scientists expect to happen every time |
| scientific theory | A well-tested explanation for a wide range of observations or experimental results |
| controlled experiment | an experiment in which only one variable is manipulated at a time |
