front 1 It describes a scientific phenomenon but it doesn't explain why the phenomenon exists or what causes it. It can often be reduced to a mathematical statement | back 1 LAW |
front 2 An explanation for a scientific phenomenon that is supported by a large body of evidence. It has been verified multiple times and allows us to make predictions. | back 2 THEORY |
front 3 A plausible explanation for an observation that is in agreement with prior knowledge but that still needs to be tested by experiments or more observations. | back 3 HYPOTHESIS |
front 4 Deductive reasoining ex: | back 4
Major premise: All mammals have backbones.
Major premise: All birds lay eggs.
Major premise: All plants perform
photosynthesis. |
front 5 Inductive reasoning | back 5 We make many observations, discern a pattern, make a generalization, and infer an explanation or a theory, Ex:
Data: I see fireflies in my backyard every
summer.
Data: I tend to catch colds when people around me are
sick. Data: Every dog I meet is friendly. Hypothesis: Most dogs are usually friendly. |
front 6 Theory | back 6 They have been tested and shown to be true under rigids of scientific experiment. |
front 7 Model | back 7 Quantifying a particular natural event to help understand it better. |
front 8 Skeptic | back 8 vaccine skeptical climate skeptical pharmaceudical skeptics |
front 9 Significant | back 9 Statistical significant |
front 10 Natural | back 10 Health and vitality |
front 11 Chemical | back 11 Chemical |
front 12 My prof name is | back 12 Thomas Pitzer |
front 13 Natural | back 13 Pormotes health and vitality |
front 14 A scientific theory | back 14 A tested and accepted hypothesis |
front 15 Which of these would be the least compelling finding of life on mars? | back 15 green film contracts when touched |
front 16 Deductive question | back 16 Student who have been PLTL leaders do better on the MCAT than the general population. You are a PLTL leader, you will do better on the MCAT. |
front 17 Inductive reasoining questions | back 17 You are a PLTL leader, you score higher on MCAT than those who were not leaders. Other who were PLTL leaders also do better. Therefore, students who are PLTL leaders will do bettern on MCAT than those who do not. |
front 18 Independent variable | back 18 variable that is changed or controlled in a scientific experiment to test the effects on the dependent variable. |
front 19 Dependent variable | back 19 dependent on the independent variable. As the experiment changes the independent variable, the effect on the dependent variable |
front 20 Control | back 20 an experimental set up in which the effect of the independent variable is not included or not tested. |
front 21 Positive control | back 21 An experimental set up in which a change in the dependent variable is observed/measured according to expectations Ex: |