| A | B |
|---|
| Science | The study of nature |
| theory | an explanation based on observations and experiments |
| Metric System | units in the powers of 10 |
| SI | International System of Units |
| forensics | science that applies to legal issues |
| ethics | moral principles or values |
| OBSERVATION | FIRST STEP IN SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY |
| INFERENCES | MAKING GUESSES BASED ON WHAT YOU KNOW |
| SCIENTIFIC METHOD | GATHERING INFORMATION TO ANSWER QUESTIONS |
| HYPOTHESIS | A TESTABLE EXPLANATION-EDUCATED GUESS |
| SERENDIPITY | UNEXPECTED, FORTUNATE RESULTS |
| EXPERIMENT | INVESTIGATION TO TEST A HYPOTHESIS |
| CONTROL GROUP | THE GROUP USED FOR COMPARISON |
| EXPERIMENTAL GROUP | THE GROUP BEING TESTED |
| INDEPENDENT VARIABLE | 1 FACTOR CHANGES IN EXPERIMENT |
| DEPENDENT VARIABLE | 2ND FACTOR MEASURED |
| CONSTANT | FACTOR THAT REMAINS THE SAME |
| DATA | GATHERED INFORMATION |
| ANALYZE DATA | WAS HYPOTHESIS SUPPORTED? |
| REPORT CONCLUSIONS | SCIENTIST REPORT RESULTS OF EXPERIMENTS |
