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PS Ch1.2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Scientific Inquiry | A process that includes the various ways that scientists find out about the natural world and try to explain what they observed. |
| Hypothesis | A possible answer to a question that can be tested |
| Parameter | Factors that can be meaured |
| Manipulated Variable | Variable that you can change |
| Responding Variable | The variable that changes in response to the manipulated variable |
| Controlled Experiment | An experiment where only one variable is controlled at a time |
| Data | Facts,figures,and other information gathered from experience |
| Qualitative | |
| Quantitative | |
| Communicating | When you share your results so others can repeat and check results |
| Model | A picture,diagram,or computer image that shows an object or process |
| Scientific Theory | A single explanation that connects a large set of related observations or results from experiments |
| Scientific Law | A statement that describes what scientists expect to happen every time under a particular set |