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Question | Answer |
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Scientific method | |
observation | info obtained by using your senses |
hypothesis | an idea or explanation based off of observation that can be tested |
prediction | statement made in advance about what the results will be |
experiment | a procedure carried out in controlled condditions to answer a question |
control group | the group in an experiment that stands for comparison to the other groups, the other groups are the exact same except for 1 factor, which was changed in the other group(s) |
experimental group | a group exactly like the control group except one factor is changed |
independant variable | aka manipulated variable, the factor that was changed |
dependant variable | a factor that changes in result of other factors being changed |
theory | an explanation for a phenomenon |
peer review | when other scientists who are experts in the feild of the experiment examine the results of the experiment before it gets published for public use |