Chapter 1 Science Vocab- AH

The way of learning about the natural world

An attempt to explain a pattern observed repeatedly in the natural world

A rule that describes a pattern in nature

Collection of structures, cycles, and processes that relate to and interact with each other.

The study of living systems and the ways in which they interact

The study of Earth systems and the systems in space

The study of matter and energy

The practical use of science, or applied science.

Reasonable and educated possible answer based on what you know and what you observe.

To draw a conclusion based on what you observed.

An experiment involving changing one factor and observing its effect on another while keeping all factors constant.

Factors that can be changed in an expierement.

The variable that is changed in an expierement.

The variable that changes as a result of a change in the independent variable.

The variables not changed in an expierement

Any representation of an object or an event used as a tool for understanding the natural world

Combining what you already know with the new facts that you are given to decide if you should agree with something.

Information gathered during a scientific investigation and can be recorded in the form of descriptions, graphs, or drawings.