Scientific skills
Grouping together items that are alike or that share characteristics is known as
Classifying
How many different types of variables are there?
3
A conclusion that comes from using evidence and logic is?
Objective.
What is the name of the system we typically use in the United States?
Imperial system
The difference between an estimated value and the known value is known as?
Percent error
Making a statement or claim about what will happen based on past experience or evidence is known as..
Predicting
Independent, Dependent, and Controlled.
A conclusion that comes from personal feelings, bias, or opinion is?
Subjective
What is the full name of the measurement system used in science?
International system of units
The value that shows up the most in a data set is known as the?
Mode
Explaining or interpreting observations is known as
Inferring
What is the only variable the experimenter should change.
Independent
What are the 2 types of Objective reasoning?
Deductive and Inductive.
What measurement is used to measure length in the Metric system?
Meters (m, cm, km, mm)
Find the mean in the data set below
7, 12, 15, 12, 9, 9, 13
11
Using your senses is important when doing what?
Observing
What variable changes based on the independent variable?
Dependent Variable
Deductive reasoning.
What units are used to measure the volume of liquid?
Liters
What is the word that describes a value that does not fit the rest of a data set? Also known as an outlier...
Anomalous data
A scientific skill used to understand complex objects is...
Making models
In the plant experiment from your guided notes, what were 3 controlled variables?
Liquid amount, soil amount/type, pot size, amount of sunlight, type of plant.
Inductive reasoning.
1 meter is equal to how many centimeters?
100 centimeters
The equation for percent error is what?
(estimated-actual)/actual X 100