Science 1
In an experiment which group is used as a standard for comparison?
Control Group
How many variables should a good scientific experiment include ?
One
In science what is a statements of fact called ?
proposition
What is the substance of the physical universe called?
matter
What is the study of soil called?
pedology
In our plant growth experiment, we used soil with sand & Perolite as the experimental group & soil alone as the control group. In our experiment, what type of variable is the presence of the sand & Perolite?
independent variable
What is a model of a design called that is used for testing ?
prototype
•What is reusing old material called?
recycling
Which component of the scientific method involves formulating a sensible explanation?
hypothesizing
•In an if/then statement, what is the “then” part called?
consequent
In a statement, “If it is snowing, it is cold outside, what is “If it is snowing” called ?
Antecedent
•What is soil material primarily derived from nonliving matter called?
mineral
•Which component of the scientific method involves collecting data in an orderly way?
observing
What term describes the following sentence: “If an animal barks, then it is a dog”?
hypothetical proposition
In a scientific experiment what is the factor that you change?
Independent variable
What are the 3 main components of the scientific method?
Hypothesizing
Observing
Experimenting
•What is anything that provides a partial representation of something else called?
model
What do pedologist use Munsell charts for?
provide standard names & descriptions of color
What is the ultimate purpose of inductive reasoning?
To determine cause & effect
In a scientific experiment what is the factor that stay the same?
Controlled variables
•What is a conclusion based on reasoning from evidence called?
inference
•What is reasoning from specific evidence to a more general conclusion?
Inductive reasoning
•Testing the same hypothesis under different conditions & reaching the same conclusion is called ______________.
reproducibility
What is a situation that if it occurs would prove the hypothesis false.
Falsifiability
What is a conclusion based on reasoning from evidence.
Inference