| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Science | knowledge about or study of the natural world based on facts learned through experiments and observations. |
| Observing | the act or instance of noticing or perceiving. |
| Inferring | to guess, speculate, surmise. |
| to foretell the future, a wild guess. | |
| Chemistry | chemical properties, reactions. |
| Physics | any medicine, a drug or medicament. |
| Scientific inquiry | knowledge and understanding of scientific ideas, as well of understanding the natural world. |
| Hypothesis | a mere assumption of a guess. |
| Parameter | a numerical characteristic of a population, as distinct from a statistic of an example. |
| Manipulated variable | you can change the variable that will increase or decrease. |
| Controlled experiment | a test where the person is conducting the test. |
| Data | facts and statistics collected together for reference or analysis. |
| Communicating | sharing or exchange information of news, or ideas. |
| Model | a system or thing used as in the example. |
| Scientific theory | a well-substantiated explanation of the natural world. |
| Scientific law | a statement based on repeated experimental observations that describe some aspects of the universe. |
| Graph | a diagram showing the relation between variable quantities. |
| Horizontal axis | A coordinate system along which the x-coordinate is measured. |
| Vertical axis | The axis, usually vertical, along which the ordinate is measured and from which the abscissa is measured. |
| Origin | the point or place where something begins or is derived. |
| Coordinate | a grid that has two perpendicular lines, or axes,labeled like numbers. |
| Line of best fit | a straight line drawn through the center of a group data points plotted on a scattered plot. |
| Linear graph | Linear graphs can be sketched or plotted. |
| Slope | a surface on which one end or side is at a higher level than another. |
| Nonlinear graph | A nonlinear graph is a graph depicted, is not a straight line. |
| Qualitative data | Anything that can be expressed as a number. |
| Quantitative data | expressing a certain amount,quality, or range. |
