Using one or more of your senses to gather information is called _____?
What is observing
100
One useful tool that may help a scientist interpret data by revealing unexpected patterns visually is a ___________.
What is a graph
100
Something that can change
What is a variable
100
An experiment in which only one variable is changed.
What is a controlled experiment
100
Means a well-tested explanation for a wide range of observations or experimental results
What is a theory
200
A description that cannot be expressed in numbers.
What is qualitative observation.
200
A valid reason why a scientist might reject a scientific theory?
What is new evidence
200
A summary of what you have learned from a scientific experiment is called ________?
What is a conclusion
200
The variable that does not change.
What is a controlled variable
200
Means making a statement or claim about what will happen in the future based on past experiences or evidence
What is predicting
300
Putting all the red buttons in a group and all the blue buttons in a group is known as _______________?
What is classifying
300
An organized way to collect and record scientific observations is using a(n) _______________?
What is a data table
300
The factor that may change in response to the manipulated variable is called the ____________.
What is the dependent variable (or responding)
300
In a scientific experiment, the responding variables can also be called __________?
What is the dependent variable
300
Means rules that enable people to know right from wrong
What is ethics
400
When scientists create a representation of a complex process, they are __________?
What is making a model
400
Basing your conclusion on only the evidence is what type of reasoning?
What is objective (subjective is when personal feelings affect decision)
400
The influence of likes and dislikes on thinking is called ______________.
What is personal bias.
400
In an experiment, if you study the pressure of tennis balls and change the amount of air in each ball, the amount of air is what variable.
What is the independent variable
400
Means observations that deal with numbers
What is quantitative
500
If you observe that none of the fish eat the plant and then conclude that the plant must taste bad, then you are __________.
What is inferring
500
"Schools in the country in which my parents grew up are very strict. So, my parents think that students aren't learning if the teachers aren't strict. What type of bias is this?
What is cultural bias
500
In science a hypothesis must be __________.
What is testable
500
During an experiment, if you purposely changing the temperature to test a hypothesis, the temperature is the ____________.