The scientific method

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There are many terms that relate to the method of science. Drag each definition to the term that it best defines.

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observation

reliable investigation

scientific theory

valid investigation

prediction

scientific model

hypothesis

scientific law

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an explanation of a phenomenon that is supported by evidence from a range of fields or investigations

a representation of an explanation of a phenomenon that relates a set of complex factors and from which predictions can be made

an experiment or investigation that is designed so that the results are true indicators of a relationship between variables

the result of careful and objective use of our senses or with the aid of devices and instruments

an investigation that has been replicated or repeated and obtains the same results and so is assumed to have been carried out without random errors

a statement identifying a possible relationship between variables, expressed in such a way that it can be scientifically tested

a true statement that can be experimentally tested and measured to be correct

an event expected to occur on the basis of logic and objectivity

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