A | B |
Science | system of knowledge based on facts or principles |
Technology | application of science to meet human needs |
Scientific Theory | a tested, possible explanation of a natural event |
Scientific Law | A summary of a natural event |
Fluoresce | to glow |
Pure Science | Search for new knowledge for the sake of knowledge |
Quantitative | Data that describes with numbers |
Qualitative | data that describes with words, colors, texture etc. |
Model | an idea, structure, or picture that illustrates something too small or too large to be handled inside |
Critical Thinking | using logic and reason with observations |
Scientific Method | systematic way of solving problems |
Variable | anything that can change in an experiment |
Length | measure of distance between two points |
Mass | the amount of a substance compared to a known amout of another substance |
Volume | How much space a substance takes up. |
Weight | measure of gravity pushing on a substance |
Hypothesis | the possible solution of a problem |
SI | System Internationale - scientific measuring system |
Derived units | When two or more units have been combined with a mathematical function |
Scientific notation | expressing numbers in powers of ten |
Precision | A measure of exactness |
Accuracy | the extent to which a measurement approaches the true value |