Scientific Method
What is the first step in scientific method?
Create a problem/Make a hypothesis
What do you call the factors that affect the result of the experiment?
variable
What do we call the study of the natural world through observation and experiments?
science
Which type of graph uses a line to show change over time?
line graph
What do we call an educated guess?
hypothesis
Which variable is the one you change on purpose in an experiment?
independent
Which branch of science studies living things?
biology
What kind of relationship is shown in this graph?
inverse relationship
Which step tests the hypothesis?
experiment
Which variable is measured or observed in an experiment?
dependent
Which branch of science studies matter and energy?
physics
What kind of relationship is shown in this graph?
direct relationship
What do scientists make at the end of an experiment?
Conclusion
Which type of variable answers the question: “What do I change?”
indpendent
Which branch of science studies chemicals and how they react?
chemistry
What is the vertical line on a graph called?
y-axis
If the hypothesis is wrong, what should scientists do?
repeat
Which type of variable answers the question: “What do I keep the same?”
control
Which branch of science studies stars, planets, and space?
astronomy
What is the horizontal line on a graph called?
x-axis