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| science | Process of trying to understand the world around us. |
| technology | application of science for practical purposes |
| scientific method | Step-by-step procedures of scientific problem solving; can include recognizing the problem, forming a hypothesis, testing the hypothesis, analyzing the data, and drawing conclusions. |
| theory | Explanation backed by results received from repeated tests or experiments. |
| law | Well-tested description of how something in nature works. |
| hypothesis | Statement that can be tested; based on observations, research, and prior knowledge of a problem. |
| independent variable | The one factor changed by the person doing the experiment. |
| dependent variable | Factor being measured in an experiment. |
| constant | Factor in an experiment that does not chanage. |
| control | Standard used for comparison in an experiment. |
| graph | Diagram that shows the relationship of one variable to another variable and that makes it easier to interpret and analyze data. |
| sequence | Arrangement of things or events in a certain order. |
| inference | Attempt at an explanation based on an observation. |
