Key Assumptions of a Model

How well the results of an experiment agree with the accepted value.

This is a computer program, or network of computers, that attempts to simulate an abstract model of a particular system.

This is a prediction of the outcome of scientific processes based on analysis.

Example: predicting the path of a hurricane

This is collection of data made by comparing objects in standard units. In science, the units are metric.

Example: 400.0 grams, 2 meters

This is a statement that a particular event will occur, based on reasonable observations of prior events.

Example: Weather forecasts

 This is what people do when they are searching for information. People often look in more than one location.

A drawing that shows an object in accurate proportion but is shown enlarged or reduced by a certain amount.