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Scientific Method
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What are common processes that scientists use | questioning experimentation field studies long -term observations surveys sharing their findings literature |
| What word describes science | loopy |
| what are the two types of expirements | investigate relationships or effect determine specific value |
| what type of experiment needs a hypothesis | investigate relationships or effect |
| what type of experiment needs a number | determine specific value |
| what is the independent variable | controlled by you |
| what is the dependent variable | you measure or observe |
| what are constant | things that stay the same |
| predication | just predicts |
| hypothesis | attempts to explain why you made that prediction |
| what is precise mean | consistent |
| what does accurate mean | consistent and correct |
| what is a theory | describes why something occurred |
| what is a law | describes what happened |
| can a theory become a law | no |
| qualitative observation | description |
| quantitative | measurments |
| clear | see through |
| cloudy | parts are see through |
| opaque | cant be seen at all |
| gathering background infomation | you put information together to solve your problem or answer your questions |
| what will background information contain | definitions, relationships, equations |
| what do you need to have in your lab | hypotheisis procedure material list safety concerns conclusion communicate with others |
| conclusion should have | restate the purpose hypothesis- supported or not suggest possible error |