7A
The systematic study of natural events and conditions is known as _______________.
science
The study of the natural world is known as ____________________.
science
Scientists ask questions that can be _______________________.
tested
A testable idea or explanation that leads to scientific investigation is known as a _______________________.
hypothesis
A ______________________________ is a variable that is not allowed to change in the investigation.
constant
The factor that is deliberately adjusted in an investigation is known as the ________________________.
independent variable
An organized procedure to study something under controlled conditions.
experiment
The factor that changes as a result of adjusting the independent variable is known as the ____________________________.
dependent variable
The factor that is deliberately changed in order to test the effect of the change on another variable is known as the ____________________________ .
independent variable
________________________ use models to imitate scientific phenomena and help explain scientific phenomena.
simulations
The factor that is measured to gather results is known as the _______________________.
dependent variable
The method used to develop new technology is called the _________________________.
engineering design process
A graph that shows change over time.
line graph
What two places do scientists get their evidence?
1) in the field
2) in the laboratory
A ___________________________ is used when showing how each group of data relates to all the data.
circle graph or pie graph
What are two types of scientific investigations?
1) experiments
2) observations and models
What is the first step in the engineering design process?
identifying a need
What two things do engineers do?
1) apply science and math
2) solve real-world problems
What is the last step in the engineering design process?
communicating results
When it comes to data, scientists ________________________, __________________________, and __________________________ the data.
1) organize
2) graph
3) analyze