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terms for science
Question | Answer |
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Hypothesis | a prediction to a question; something that is tested in an experiment. |
Conclusion | comparing collected data to your hypothesis. |
Variable | the things that change during an experiment. |
Dependant variable | responding variable; what we see or measure in the experiment to see if it changes. |
Independant variable | manipulated variable; the variable that is being tested and is changed by the scientist. |
Controlled variable | constant; the things that are kept the same in each trial of the experiment. |
Graphs | make data easier to read and compare. |
Pie graph | shows percentages; compares parts of the whole. |
Line graph | shows continuos change; a cgange of one variable. |
Bar graph | compares two measured variables. |
Model | A description or representation of something not directly obeserved. |
Limitation of the model | something that is lacking in the model that is present in the real thing; a difference between the model and the real thing. |