Science vocap ch 1

a way of learning about the natural world

a rule that describes a pattern in nature

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

a 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

a reasonable and educated possible answer based on what you know and what you observed

to draw a coclusion based on what you observe

involves changing one factor and observing its effect on another while keeping all the other factors constant

factors that can be changed in an experiment

the variable that is changed in an experiment

the variable that changes as a result of a change in the independant variable

the variables that are not changed in an experiment

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 somethin

information gatherd during an investigation