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ScientificMethodVOC
describes the terms needed to know for the scientific method quiz.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what is science? | science is the process by which humans question, investigate, explore, invent and improve the world around us. |
| journal | specialized publication |
| peer-review | is the process of making sure everything is correct. |
| fact | a statement that can be confirmed by data |
| cost-benefit analysis | investigate if the cost of doing something is outweighed by the benefit of doing it |
| data | supporting evidence, information |
| research | any activity that generates supporting evidence |
| hypothesis | a statement that predicts the relationship between two variables in an experiment |
| independent variable | the thing we change on purpose INDEPENDENTLY |
| dependent variable | as a result of changing the independent variable, other variables in the experiment will change in response. DEPENDENTLY |
| control variable | the things you make sure you don't change |
| scientific process | the process in which scientific investigations work |