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Scientific method
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Scientific Method | An organized set of investigation procedures |
| hypothesis | A possible explanation for a problem using what you know and what you observe. |
| experiment | Tests the effect of one thing on another using controlled conditions. |
| variable | a quanitity that can have more than a single value. |
| dependent variable | amouth of growth changes according to the changes. |
| independent variable | the variable you change to see how it will affect the dependent variable. |
| constant | a factor that does not change when other variables change. |
| control | standard by which the test results can be compared. |
| bias | Occurs when what the scientist expects changes how the results are viewed. |
| model | Represents an idea, event, or object to help people better understand it. |
| theory | explanation of things or eevents based on knowledge gained formmany ovservations and investigations. |
| scientific law | statement about what happens in nature and that seems to be ture all the time. |
| technology | the application of science to help people. |
| Standard | exact quantity that people agree to use to compare mesurements. |
| SI | standards are universally accepted and understood by sciencetists thoughout the world. |
| volume | the amount of space occupied by an object. |
| mass | measurement of quantity of matter in an object. |
| density | the mass per unit volume of a material. |
| graph | a visual display of information or data. |