Una hipótesis is a proposed explanation that can be investigated. In science, una teoría is an explanatory framework supported by evidence, not merely a casual guess.
Un dato is one piece of data; the plural is datos. Una variable is a quantity or factor that can vary.
la hipótesishypothesis · lah ee-POH-teh-sees
la teoríatheory · lah teh-oh-REE-ah
el experimentoexperiment · el ehks-peh-ree-MEHN-toh
la observaciónobservation · lah ohb-sehr-bah-SYOHN
la evidenciaevidence · lah eh-bee-DEHN-syah
el datodata point · el DAH-toh
la variablevariable · lah bah-RYAH-bleh
la mediciónmeasurement · lah meh-dee-SYOHN
la muestrasample (research) · lah MWEHS-trah
Spanish words for matter, life and forces
El átomo and la molécula name different levels of matter’s structure; la célula is a biological cell. Keep the article with each noun.
Masa and peso are different concepts. This list practices masa, the mass of an object, rather than its weight.
el átomoatom · el AH-toh-moh
la moléculamolecule · lah moh-LEH-koo-lah
la célulacell (biology) · lah SEH-loo-lah
la energíaenergy · lah eh-nehr-HEE-ah
la fuerzaforce · lah FWEHR-sah
la masamass (physics) · lah MAH-sah
la densidaddensity · lah dehn-see-DAHD
la gravedadgravity · lah grah-beh-DAHD
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Quick answer:science is la ciencia, biology is la biología, chemistry is la química, physics is la física, geology is la geología, astronomy is la astronomía, ecology is la ecología, genetics is la genética, and botany is la botánica.
