absolute
existing independent of any other cause
accuracy
freedom from mistake, exact
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adverse
acting against or in an opposite direction
analogue
similar or comparable in certain respects
analyze
to study the relationship of the parts of something by a...
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ACT Science Vocabulary
absolute - Answer existing independent of any other cause
accuracy - Answer freedom from mistake, exact
adverse - Answer acting against or in an opposite direction
analogue - Answer similar or comparable in certain respects
analyze - Answer to study the relationship of the parts of something by analysis
application - Answer ability to put to a practical use, having something to do with the
matter at hand
approximately - Answer nearly, an estimate or figure that is almost exact
argument - Answer reasoning for or against something
assumption - Answer something that is accepted as true
comprehend - Answer to understand fully
concentration - Answer the ratio of the amount of solute to the amount of solvent or
solution
conclusion - Answer a final decision based on facts, experience or reasoning
confirm - Answer to make sure of the truth of something
consequence - Answer something produced by a cause of condition
consistent - Answer in agreement, firm, changeless
constant - Answer remaining steady and unchanged
contradiction - Answer a statement in opposition to another
control group - Answer experimental group in which conditions are controlled
controlled experiment - Answer one in which the condition suspected to cause and
effect is compared to one without the suspected condition
controlled variable - Answer a factor in an experiment that remains constant
, correlation - Answer a close connection between two ideas or two sets of data
criticism - Answer a finding of fault, disapproval
definitive - Answer most nearly complete or accurate
demonstrate - Answer to explain by use of examples or experiments
dependence - Answer a state of being controlled by something else
dependent variable - Answer result or change that occurs due to the part of an
experiment being tested
diminish - Answer to make smaller or less, to decrease in size
direct relationship - Answer the connection between two variables that shows the same
effect (they both increase or both decrease)
effective - Answer producing or able to produce a desired condition
estimation - Answer forming a calculation based on incomplete data
ethical - Answer following accepted rules and behavior
evaluation - Answer the result of finding something; estimating the value of something
evidence - Answer that which serves to prove or disprove something
examine - Answer to look at or check carefully
expectation - Answer the extent of a chance that something will occur
experiment - Answer a test made to find something out
experimental design - Answer the plan for a controlled experiment
experimental group - Answer the experimental part in which all conditions are kept the
same except for the condition being tested
explanation - Answer a statement that makes something clear
extrapolation - Answer estimating a value of another characteristic beyond the range of
a given value of another characteristic
figure - Answer a picture that explains
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