Scientific Method/Inquiry

A statement that is not scientifically provable in the same way as facts, laws, or theories.

An explanation of observable phenomena based on data and guided by a system that includes laws.

Generalizes a body of observations. At the time it is made, no exceptions have been found.

My stress level has increased since school started.

An idea based on evidence, observation, and/or known information applied to a situation.

Matter is comprised of atoms.

There are such things as ghosts.

Genetic mutations cause organisms to change over time.

A concept based on scientific laws and axioms, where general agreement is present.

The first multicellular organisms appeared on Earth about 560 million years ago.

The Earth is a sphere.

More babies are born and more crimes take place during a full moon.

Force= Mass x Acceleration

An act of recognizing and noting a fact or occurrence often involving measurements.

If I jump out of a window I will die.

A piece of information used as evidence.

Some numbers are more lucky than others.

A proposed, scientifically testable explanation for an observed phenomenon.

The sun will die in 7.5 billion years.