Apologia Exploring Creation with General Science Module 3
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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| experimental variable | an aspect of an experiment which changes during the course of the experiment
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| control (of an experiment) | the variable or part of the experiment to which all others can be compared
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| blind studies | experiments in which the participants do not know whether or not they are a part of the control group
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| double-blind studies | experiments in which neither the participants nor the people analyzing the results know who is in the control group
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| unnecessary experimental variables | may affect the experiment in unexpected ways
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| the purpose of an experimental variable in an experiment | to observe its effect
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| surface tension | a property of liquids which can be thought of as a thin film that stretches across the surface of every liquid
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| soap's effect on water | decreases the surface tension of water
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| placeboes | fake pills made to look identical to the real drug being tested
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| subjective | depending to some extent on the opinions of people
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| objective | not affected by the opinions of people
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| subjective data | indicates a need for a blind or double-blind study
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| objective data | does not indicate a need for a blind or double-blind study
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| x-axis of a graph | the horizontal scale of the graph
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| y-axis of a graph | the vertical scale on the graph
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