Independent Variables
Dependent Variable
Scientific Method Vocabulary
Scientific Method Vocabulary 2
Arc Welding Vocabulary
100
The amount of sunlight a plant gets affects how tall the plant will grow.
What is amount of sunlight?
100
A teacher’s attitude is affected by the number of students in her class.
What is teachers attitude?
100
The process of systematic scientific exploration
What is scientific method?
100
A set of subjects held to the same conditions as those experiments but without being exposed to the independent variable
What is control?
100
Using an electric arc to fuse two pieces of metal
What is arc welding?
200
Eating broccoli increases the number of correct answers on a math test.
What is broccoli?
200
Applying fertilizer affects the number of weeds growing in the yard.
What is number of weeds?
200
Poses a potential cause-effect relationship between two variables
What is hypothesis?
200
Specific data collected during the experiment.
What are results?
200
Material Safety Data Sheet
What is MSDS?
300
The amount of sleep a student gets before a test affects the score he or she earns on the test.
What is amount of sleep?
300
The type of fish food on the rate of fish growth.
What is rate of fish growth?
300
The manipulated variable
What is the independent variable?
300
Researchers who conduct ____________ seek to resolve a specific question with the results being used immediately to identify solutions.
What is applied research?
300
Can injure eyes and burn skin if not wearing proper safety equipment
What are arc rays?
400
The type of rooting hormone on the percentage of successful cuttings.
What is type of rooting hormone?
400
The type of welding electrode on weld strength.
What is weld strength?
400
The variable that is measured
What is dependent variable?
400
Researchers who conduct _______________ attempt to answer scientific questions without having an immediate use for the answer.
What is basic research?
400
Use a ventilation hose to prevent these from harming your health.
What is fumes/gases?
500
The type of feed additive on swine muscle growth.
What is the type of feed additive?
500
The amount of homework done on the grade in class.
What is grade in class?
500
Variables held constant throughout an experiment.
What are controlled variables?
500
Tentative ideas that account for the data collected in an experiment.
What are inferences?
500
Use tongs/pliers to prevent hurting yourself on this.
What is hot metal?
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