EPR3503 terms

Unit 1 - Science and scientific methods

Key Term Definition Link

Examine or analyze something to
analyze understand carefully to get the
1 information https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/analyze
It’s a surface or space a place
area
2 and unit measurements https://www.dictionary.com/browse/area
balance Balance two things or comparing
(measurement the weight to determine the https://www.britannica.com/technology/balance-measur
3 tool) difference instrument
The group in an experiment
Control group which can’t accept any treatment
4 by the researchers https://www.yourdictionary.com/control-group
The rules or principle can
criteria
5 decision maybe based https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/criterion
Collect the information form
data
6 data illustration the information https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/data
Is to measure how much the https://www.thoughtco.com/what-is-density-definition-a
Density
7 matter occupies calculation-2698950
dependant This dependent changes in the
8 variable independent variable https://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/dependent-var
They using scientific principles
engineering which can make a design and
9 build machines https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/engi
Give a prove about something to
evidence
10 others believe you https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/evid
The process of doing an
experiment experiment to check the
11 hypothesis https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/experime
Only one variable is change but
fair test
12 other variables are control https://www.twinkl.ae/teaching-wiki/fair-test
Guess or thought based on prior
hypothesis
13 knowledge https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/hypothesis
independent Variable that is changed or https://www.thoughtco.com/definition-of-independent-
14 variable controlled by the researcher 605238
Infer (v) The opinion that you form based
15 inference (n) on the knowledge that you have https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/infer
scientific It uses to find the answer for the https://study.com/academy/lesson/what-is-scientific-
16 investigation questions by scientific method investigation-definition-steps-examples.html
It measures the length of an
17 length object from one end to the other https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/len
18 mass A body of coherent matter
It uses to measure the size of
measure (v)
19 object https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/mea
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It is a decimal system for weights

metric system and measures, based on Km and
20 M https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/metric sys
A magnifying lens to see small
microscope
21 thing https://www.dictionary.com/browse/microscope
A model of an object that shows
Model
22 what it looks like https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/mo
Learn something by seeing or
observation
23 watching and reflect about it https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/ob
Your opinion or knowledge
opinion
24 based in prior knowledge https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/op
You are able to predict what will
prediction
25 happen next https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/op
An organized way to studying
science things and finding answers to
26 questions https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/pred
science Series of steps to collect
27 process skill information or solve problems https://www.narst.org/publications/research/skill.cfm
It is a conclusion of many https://www.livescience.com/21457-what-is-a-law-in-scie
Scientific law
28 experimental results definition-of-scientific-law.html
The steps scientists use to gather
Scientific
information and answer https://www.livescience.com/20896-science-scientific-
method
29 questions method.html
scientific Is a interpreter for many
30 theory hypothesis https://www.britannica.com/science/scientific-theory
spring scale The weight indications depend
31 (Tool) upon the change of shape https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spring sc
The application of scientific
technology
32 knowledge for practical purposes https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/technolo
The standard measure of each
unit
33 kind of physical https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/un
Any factor, it can change in an
variable
34 experiment https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/variable
35 volume The space that a body occupies https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/volume