Chapter 1 Vocab Science

A way of learning more about the natural world

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

a rule that describes a pattern in nature

a collection of structures, cycles, & processes that relate to and interact with eachother

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

the study of earth's systems and the systems in space

the study of matter and energy

the practical use of science or applied science

is a reasonable and educated answer based on what you know and observe

draw a conclusion based on what you observe

involves changing one variable and observing its effect on all the constants

factors that can be changed in an expieriment

the variable that can change

changes a result of the independent variable

variables that are not changed in an expieriment

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

combining what you already know and the new facts that you are given to decide if you agree with something

scientific observations