Basics of Science

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A broad explanation of why something happens in nature that is widely accepted as true because it is supported by a great deal of evidence.

Representation of a part of the real world.

A way of gaining knowledge about the natural world by asking questions and using evidence and logic to find the answers.

A possible answer to a scientific question that can be tested (to be either true or false)

Describes an event that always happens under certain circumstances in nature.

Variable in a scientific experiment that is being affected by another variable (the independent variable)

Something we detect with our senses.

Variable in a scientific experiment that is manipulated to investigate its affect on another variable (the dependent variable)