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| Physical models | structures that scientists build to represent something else. |
| conceptual models | models that scientists develop in their mind on how some process works in nature |
| Science | is a way of learning about the natural world and the knowledge gained through that process. |
| scientific inquiry | is the diverse ways in which scientists explore problems and seek to answer questions about the natural world |
| observation | involves using the five senses to gather information |
| inference | is an interpretation based on your observation and prior knowledge |
| hypothesis | a possible explanation for observations that relate to a scientific question |
| controlled experiment | a test of a hypothesis under conditions established by the scientists |
| data | the facts, figures, and other evidence gained through observation |
| variable | one of the factors that can change in an experiment |
