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Act 25-50
vocab
Question | Answer |
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Dependent Variable | result or change that occurs due to the part of an experiment being tested(positioned on the vertical y-axis) |
Diminish | to make smaller or less; decrease in size |
Direct Relationship | the connection between two variables that show the same effect (i.e., both increase or both decrease) |
Effective | producing or able to produce a desired condition |
Estimation | forming a calculation based on incomplete data |
Ethical | following accepted rules of behavior |
Evaluation | the result of a finding; estimating the value of something |
Evidence | that which serves to prove or disprove something |
Examine | to look at or check carefully |
Expectation | the extent of a chance that something will occur |
Experiment | a test made to find something out |
Experimental design | the plan for a controlled experiment |
Experimental group | the experimental part in which all conditions are kept the same except for the condition being tested. |
Explanation | a statement that makes something clear |
Extrapolation | estimating a value for one characteristic that is beyond the range of a given value of another characteristic |
Figure | a picture that explains |
Fundamental | a basic part |
Generalization | Something given as a broad statement or conclusion |
Hypothesis | testable explanation of a question or problem |
Illustrate | to make clear by using examples |
Imply | to suggest rather than to say plainly |
Inconsistent | not in agreement |
Incorporate | to join or unite closely into a single body |
Independent variable | in a controlled experiment, the variable that is being changed(positioned on the horizontal x-axis) |
Indication | `the act of pointing out or pointing to something |