observation
a remark, statement, or comment based on something one has seen, heard, or noticed
hypothesis
a supposition or proposed explanation made on the basis of limited evidence as a starting point for further investigation.
experiment
a scientific procedure undertaken to make a discovery, test a hypothesis, or demonstrate a known fact.
data
facts and statistics collected together for reference or analysis.
conclusion
the end or finish of an event or process
theory
a supposition or a system of ideas intended to explain something, especially one based on general principles independent of the thing to be explained.
law
the system of rules which a particular country or community recognizes as regulating the actions of its members and which it may enforce by the imposition of penalties.
independent varible
a variable (often denoted by x ) whose variation does not depend on that of another.
dependent varible
a variable (often denoted by y ) whose value depends on that of another.
controlled variable
A controlled variable is a factor in a scientific experiment that is deliberately kept constant or unchanged to ensure a fair test and to determine the true effect of the independent variable on the dependent variable
control group
a control group in scientific experiments, which is a group that does not receive the experimental treatment and serves as a baseline for comparison
experimental group
An experimental group is the part of an experiment that receives the variable or treatment being tested
trial
a formal examination of evidence before a judge, and typically before a jury, in order to decide guilt in a case of criminal or civil proceedings.
bias
prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair.
placebo
a harmless pill, medicine, or procedure prescribed more for the psychological benefit to the patient than for any physiological effect.
meter
the SI base unit of length (equivalent to approximately 39.37 inches), first introduced as a unit of length in the metric system.
gram
a metric unit of mass equal to one thousandth of a kilogram.
liter
a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of water under standard conditions
kilometer
a metric unit of length equal to 1,000 meters
milimeter
a metric unit of length equal to one thousandth of a meter.
centimeter
a metric unit of length, equal to one hundredth of a meter.
kilometer
a metric unit of length equal to 1,000 meters
millilimeter
a metric unit of length equal to one thousandth of a meter.
celcius
of or denoting a scale of temperature on which water freezes at 0° and boils at 100° under standard conditions.
