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An aspect of an experiment that changes course of the experiment.
What is an experimental variable.
Another name for a circle graph.
What is a pie chart.
What were the 2 experimental variables in the "density and a floating egg" experiment?
What are salt and water.
The idea that an inexpensive metal could transform into gold.
What is Alchemy
An example that contradicts a conclusion.
What is a counter example
Experiments in which neither the experimenters nor the participants know the objects' identities in the set up.
What is double-blind experiments.
Experiments in which information about the test is kept from the participants to reduce bias.
What are blind experiments.
The study of past human life as revealed by preserved relics.
What is Archaeology.
The measurement of how tightly or loosely a given substances is packed into a given volume.
What is Density
The chemical which was produced from moldy bread that kills germs that infect wounds.
What is Penicillin
The variable of part of an experiment to which all others will be compared.
What is Control (of an experiment).
The study of the earth's history as revealed in the rocks that make up the earth.
What is Geology.
Objects made by people, such as tools, weapons, containers, etc.
What are artifacts.
The other scientist who, like Isaac Newton, studied how fluids behave.
Who is Blaise Pascal
The subject that Isaac Newton thought was closely linked to science and helped it to explain the order of creation.
What is Math
A term that encompasses all scientific pursuits related to living organisms.
What is Life Science.
The study of life's history as revealed in the preserved remains of once-living organisms.
What is Paleontology.
The process of counting tree rings to determine the age of a tree.
What is Dendrochronology.
An example involving Galileo building off another scientist's work.
What is the telescope
The steps in which scientists can analyze situations, explain certain phenomena, and answer specific questions in an ordered way.
What is the Scientific Method
Using a radiometric process to determine the age of an item.
What is Radiometric Dating.
When artifacts are found in rock or earth that is layered, the deeper layers hold the older artifacts.
What is Principle of Superposition.
The scientist who developed a picture a picture of what an atom looks like that we still use to this day.
Who is Neils Bohr
An exploration of the natural world that has been thoroughly tested and is supported by a significant amount of evidence.
What is Scientific Theory
The systematic study of the natural world through observation and experimentation in order to formulate general laws.
What is Science