Describes evidence that documents only what actually happened as exactly as possible
What is objective
100
A quantity that can be precisely specified, often with a numerical value
What is variable
100
In an experiment, a variable that responds to changes in the independent variable
What is a dependent variable
100
The variable you allow to change in an experiment
What is the experimental variable
200
To figure something out from known facts using logical thinking
What is to deduce
200
Describes evidence that can be seen independently by others if they repeat the same experiment or observation in the same way
What is repeatable
200
The particular number or choice that a variable may have
What is value
200
In science, a ________ is correct only if it agrees with the results of actual experiments
What is hypothesis
200
A situation specifically set up to investigate the relationships between specific variables
What is an experiment
300
A single explanation supported by lots of evidence collected over a long period of time.
What is a theory
300
A process of learning that begins with a hypothesis and proceeds to prove or change the hypothesis by comparing it with scientific evidence
What is the scientific method
300
In an experiment, a variable that is changed by the experimenter and/or causes changes in the dependent variable
What is an independent variable
300
The process of evaluating data
What is analysis
300
Variables that are kept constant
What are control variables
400
An unproved or preliminary explanation that can be tested by comparison with scientific evidence
What is a hypothesis
400
Measurements, data tables, graphs, observations, pictures, sound recordings, or any other information that describes what happens in the real world are all examples of
What is scientific evidence
400
When one variable increases, the other decreases
What is an inverse relationship
400
A statement of what was learned in an experiment or observation
What is the conclusion
400
A description of an experiment that details the equipment used, the techniques used and the data collected
What is the procedure
500
The set of rules that are obeyed by every detail of everything that occurs in the universe, including living creatures and human technology.
What are natural laws
500
Asking a question, collecting evidence, proposing an answer, comparing with evidence and asking a better question are all parts of this
What are the steps of learning through inquiry
500
A mathematical diagram that shows one variable on the vertical (or y) axis and the second variable on the horizontal (or x) axis
What is a graph
500
This is also known as a linear relationship
What is a direct relationship
500
Information collected during an experiment or other scientific inquiry