Bonnie Branch 7th Grade - 1-0 - What is Science? page 4-9
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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| observation | A skill that involves using one or more of your senses-sight, hearing, touch, smell, and sometimes taste-to gather information and collect data
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| data | The facts, figures, and other evidence gathered through observation
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| inference | An interpretation of an observation that is based on evidence or prior knowledge, but NOT facts
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| hypothesis | A possible explanation or prediction for a set of observations that answers a scientific question
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| variables | Factors that can change in an experiment
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| manipulated variable | The one variable that is changed to test a hypothesis in an experiment
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| responding variable | The factor that changes because of the manipulated variable
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| controlled experiment | An experiment in which all of the variables except one remain the same or stay constant
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| scientific theory | A well-tested concept that explains a wide variety of observations
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