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Weyman pages 1-13
week of 9.5.11 vocab (7th grade)
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |