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Act 25-50
vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Dependent Variable | result or change that occurs due to the part of an experiment being tested(positioned on the vertical y-axis) |
| Diminish | to make smaller or less; decrease in size |
| Direct Relationship | the connection between two variables that show the same effect (i.e., both increase or both decrease) |
| Effective | producing or able to produce a desired condition |
| Estimation | forming a calculation based on incomplete data |
| Ethical | following accepted rules of behavior |
| Evaluation | the result of a finding; estimating the value of something |
| Evidence | that which serves to prove or disprove something |
| Examine | to look at or check carefully |
| Expectation | the extent of a chance that something will occur |
| Experiment | a test made to find something out |
| Experimental design | the plan for a controlled experiment |
| Experimental group | the experimental part in which all conditions are kept the same except for the condition being tested. |
| Explanation | a statement that makes something clear |
| Extrapolation | estimating a value for one characteristic that is beyond the range of a given value of another characteristic |
| Figure | a picture that explains |
| Fundamental | a basic part |
| Generalization | Something given as a broad statement or conclusion |
| Hypothesis | testable explanation of a question or problem |
| Illustrate | to make clear by using examples |
| Imply | to suggest rather than to say plainly |
| Inconsistent | not in agreement |
| Incorporate | to join or unite closely into a single body |
| Independent variable | in a controlled experiment, the variable that is being changed(positioned on the horizontal x-axis) |
| Indication | `the act of pointing out or pointing to something |