Variables
this is also called the responding variable
What is the dependent variable?
The first step is to identify this
What is the problem?
This type of graph is used when data are in percentages
What is a pie graph?
The most important feature of science is that in order for something to be scientific it must be
What is testable?
Science believes that the best way to know about anything is to use our these
What are senses?
The variable that causes the change is the
What is independent variable
In this step, you include data tables, graphs, and statistics
What is analysis?
This type of graph is used when there are two variables
What is a line graph?
In a controlled experiment, you must have these two groups
A histogram is this type of graph
What is a bar graph?
These variables / conditions must be the same for both the experimental group and control group
What are controlled variables?
Difficulties and experimental errors are discussed in this part
What is the conclusion?
In this type of graph, the dependent variable is on the y axis and the independent variable is on the x axis
What is a line graph?
In an experiment, there must be a step by step this
What is a procedure?
You should be wearing these any time you work in the lab with heat, chemicals, or glassware
What are safety goggles?
This will be found on the y axis
What is the dependent variable?
This is the group in an experiment that does not get the independent variable
What is the control group?
In a line graph, you do not connect the dots but instead make this
What is a line of best-fit?
One thing that cannot be tested scientifically is
What is religion / faith / opinions / philosophy/ or pseudoscience?
This is a general plan for solving any problem
What is the scientific method?
Another name for the independent variable
What is the manipulated variable?
An explanation about how the the independent variable and the dependent variables are related is this
What is a hypothesis?
On a graph scale, the same distance on the graph should correspond to the same increase in number on the axis. This is called having _____ intervals
What is regular?
One example of a pseudo-sciece is
What is astrology?
All hypotheses are these but not all these are hypotheses
What are predictions?