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PS Ch1.2
Term | Definition |
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Scientific Inquiry | A process that includes the various ways that scientists find out about the natural world and try to explain what they observed. |
Hypothesis | A possible answer to a question that can be tested |
Parameter | Factors that can be meaured |
Manipulated Variable | Variable that you can change |
Responding Variable | The variable that changes in response to the manipulated variable |
Controlled Experiment | An experiment where only one variable is controlled at a time |
Data | Facts,figures,and other information gathered from experience |
Qualitative | |
Quantitative | |
Communicating | When you share your results so others can repeat and check results |
Model | A picture,diagram,or computer image that shows an object or process |
Scientific Theory | A single explanation that connects a large set of related observations or results from experiments |
Scientific Law | A statement that describes what scientists expect to happen every time under a particular set |