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Vocabulary
Experiments
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Variables
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100
Scientific Law
What is a rule that describes how something works in nature?
100
What is information gathered from an experiment that can be used in calculations and reasoning?
What is data?
100
This is a organized procedure for studying something under controlled conditions..
What is an experiment?
100
In an experiment, the name for the variable(s) that never change in an experiment.
What are constants?
100
What we use to make observations.
What are our senses?
200
Scientific Theory
What is an well-supported explanation on what or why things happen in nature?
200
These should remain the same throughout an experiment.
What are constants?
200
One of these is not part of a scientific method. Gather information. Draw conclusions. Take a survey. Analyze results. Test hypothesis.
What is take a survey?
200
In an experiment, the term used to describe the variable that changes in an experiment.
What is the independent variable?
200
All of the measurements and data scientists gather to support a scientific explanation.
What is empirical evidence?
300
The process of studying, observing, and thinking about things to gain knowledge.
What is science?
300
The outcome variable or the one that can be measured or observed
What is a dependent variable?
300
This is usually the first step in any scientific method.
What is identify a problem or state a question?
300
In an experiment, the term used to describe the variable that is measured at the end of an experiment.
What is the dependent variable?
300
These can be used to show the results of an experiment.
What are tables and graphs?
400
This is a visual or mathematical representation of something
What is a model?
400
What is the part of an experiment against which the test is compared?
What is control or control group?
400
This is all of the information gathered by observations or experimentation that can be used in calculating or reasoning.
What is data?
400
A test is being conducted to find the best fertilizer to grow tall plants. The dependent variable in this experiment would be...
What is the height of the plants?
400
What procedure increases the accuracy and validity of the data in an experiment?
What is repetition or multiple trials?
500
A testable idea that can lead to a scientific investigation
What is a hypothesis?
500
This word describes when other scientists repeat the work of another scientist to see if they get the same results.
What is replication?
500
Through research or testing.
What is gathering information?
500
An experiment is designed to determine if a rubber ball bounces higher than a plastic ball. This would be the independent variable.
What is the type of ball (rubber or plastic)?
500
These are the two broad topics covered by Earth Science.
What are earth and space?