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Unit 1 Vocab
Vocabulary of Science
Term | Definition |
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Label | a word or phrase indicating that what follows belongs in a particular category or classification. |
Scale | system or series of marks used for measuring or registering. |
Plot | a graphical technique for representing a data set, usually as a graph showing the relationship between two or more variables. |
Interpret | to give or provide the meaning of phrase or something. |
Variable | any factor or trait or condition that can exist in differing amounts of type |
Independent variable | condition or factor manipulated by a scientist during an experiment |
Dependent variable | experimental variable data collected trough observation and measurement . |
Problem | something you don’t understand but you can do an experiment to help you understand |
Research | is the systematic investigation of scientific, theories and hypotheses. |
Hypothesis | proposed explanation or answer to a specific question. |
Experiment | procces that tests a hypothesis by collecting information under controlled conditions. |
Data | observations and measurements recorded during an experiment. |
Conclusion | summarize how your results support or contradict your original hypothesis. Control (group) : the study does not receive treatment by the researchers and then is used as a benchmark to measure how the other tested subjects do. |
Experimental | is the group in a experiment that receives the variable being tested. |
Constant(s) | is an unchanging standard of comparison in scientific experimentation. |
Controlled variables | experimental element which is a constant and unchanged troughout the course of the insvetigation. |
Placebo | an inactive subtance or preparation use as a control in a experiment or test to determine the effectiveness ofa medicinall drug. |