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Weyman pages 1-13
week of 9.5.11 vocab (7th grade)
Question | Answer |
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Controlled experiment | an experiment in which all of the variables except for one remain the same |
Manipulated variable | the one factor that a scientist changes to test a hypothesis during an experiment: also called the independent variable |
science | all the knowledge gained through the process of exploring the natural world |
scientific inquiry | an organized way of learning about the natural world |
observation | using one or more of your senses to collect information |
data | facts, figures, and other evidence |
inference | an interpretation of an observation |
hypothesis | possible explanation for a set of observations |
variable | factors that can change in an experiment |
scientific theory | a well tested idea that explains many observations |
responding variable | factor that changes because of the manipulated variable |