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Experimental method
Statistics
Decision-Making
Terms
Mystery
100
group that does not receive the experimental treatment
control group
100
A model of a train would be a ____ model.
physical
100
first stage of the decision making process
gather information
100
principles or standards
values
100
Good scientists demonstrate the habit of mind, _____, when they do not believe everything they are told.
skepticism
200
factor of interest (what is tested)
variable
200
Scientists use statistics to ____ data.
analyze
200
second stage of the decision making process
consider values
200
logical statement about what will happen in an experiment if the hypothesis is correct
prediction
200
Scientists use __________ when performing an experiment is impossible.
correlations
300
step performed by possibly taking a photograph
observing
300
The average weight of turtle in a population would also be known as the ______.
mean
300
third stage of the decision making process
exploring consequences
300
group of individuals used to represent the population
sample
300
A good experiment should contain what 2 things?
test one variable and a control
400
A good hypothesis is more than a guess because it must be ____.
logical
400
The chance that a volcano will erupt would be an example of a ____.
Risk
400
a value when one considers what will add to the understanding of the natural world
scientific
400
type of model that could be a flow chart showing our carbon flows through the environment and organisms
conceptual
400
______ models can represent how a system works, can be useful when using multiple variables and used to create digital images.
Mathematical
500
Curiosity and imagination are important in science because they are help scientists to do what?
expand our knowledge
500
The chance that an event will happen is _____.
Probability
500
type of value when one considers the water resources of an area
environmental
500
Maps and charts are example of ______ models.
graphical
500
The experimental method includes:
observing, hypothesizing, predicting, experimenting, and communicating