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Science
Question | Answer |
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a way of learning about the natural world and the knowlege gained through that process | Science |
a varible that cannot be change or is purposly not changed during the experiment | Constant |
using all 5 senses to gather information | Observation |
an interpretation based on observation and prior knowledge | Inference |
a possile explanation for a set of observations or an answer to a scientific question | hypothesis |
simular test where the independent variable is left unchanged to provide a comparison | Control |
any factor that can change in an experiment | Variable |
the one factor that a scienctist changes during an experiment; also called the independent variable | Manipulated (independent) variable |
the factor that changes as a result of changes made by the manipulated variable in an experiment; also called the dependent variable | Responding (dependent) variable |
the facts, figures and outher evidence gained through observation | data |
observations involving descriptions | Qualitative |
observations involving numbers and measurments | Quantitative |