Vocabulary
A possible, testable explanation for one or more observations or a suggested, testable answer to a question.
What is a hypothesis?
0* Celcius
What is the melting point (or freezing point) of water?
Length
What is meter (m)?
Observations made with instruments such as rulers, balances, graduated cyclinders, beakers, thermometer, etc.
What are quantitative observations?
Using a graph to predict results outside of the data range based on the graph trend lines.
What is extrapolation?
A logical conclusion drawn from observations, previous knowledge, and available information.
What is an inference?
100* Celcius
What is the boiling point of water?
Mass
What is gram (g)?
Observations made using one of the five senses: sight, smell, touch, taste, or hearing.
What are qualitative observations?
The system of standard measurements that all scientist use.
What is the metric system?
Gathering information using senses or with the aid of instruments.
What is observation?
Fill in the blank. Good science requires that an experiment must be _______.
What is repeatable?
Temperature
What is Celcius (*C)?
Another name for independent variable
What is a manipulated variable?
Any measurements, calculations, or other observations made and collected during a controlled experiment.
What is data?
A factor that changes an experiment.
What are variables?
Another name for the metric system.
What is international system of units or SI?
Volume
What is liter (L)?
Another name for the dependent variable.
What is a responding variable?
All the variables in a controlled experiment that are kept the same and not allowed to change.
What is a control variable?
An investigation in which the factors that influence the outcome are kept the same except for one, the factor being studied
What is a controlled experiment?
An in-depth explanation of a range of phenomena in the natural world that has been thoroughly tested and is supported by a significant amount of evidence.
What is scientific theory?
Time
What is seconds (s)?
Fill in the blank. You should only use line graphs if your independent variable is ____________ data.
What is quantitative?
The English unit for mass.
What is slug?