click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Science chapter 1
Term | Definition |
---|---|
variable | something that can change in a test |
hypothesis | statement of what you think will happen in an investigation |
control group | It's the special treatment |
observation | something that you find out ab out object,events or living things using your senses |
procedures | step by step instructions for completing a task |
experiment | the use of scientific methods to test a hypothesis |
inference | a conclusion based on observations |
data | info from which a conclusion can be drawn or a prediction can be made |
evidence | observations that make you believe something is true |
persition | the ability to constantly repeat a measurement |
accuracy | ability to make a measurement that is as close to actual value as possible |
modle | object or ideas to represent other things |
survey | questions that are answered by people. Great for opinion questions |
sampling | examining random individuals from a populatoin |
Independent variable | The variable that you can change |
Dependant variable | It is what is measured it changes when the independent variable changes |