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CPO Chapter 1 terms
Inquiry
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Cause and effect | the relationship between an event that brings about a result and what happens due to the result. |
| Controlled experiment | when one variable is changed and all the others are controlled or stay the same throughout the experiment. |
| Controlled variables | variables in an experiment that are kept the same throughout the experiment. |
| Distance | the length of space between two points. |
| English system | a system of measuring that uses, distance units of inches, yards, and miles. |
| Experiment | any situation that is set up to observe and measure something happening. |
| Experimental technique | the exact procedure that is followed each time an experiment is repeated. |
| Experimental variable | a variable in an experiment that is changed by the experimenter; the experimental variable is plotted as an independent variable on the x |
| Hypothesis | a prediction that can be tested by experimentation. |
| Investigation | one or more experiences that are all connected to answering the same basic question. |
| Length | a unit of measurement for distance. |
| Measurement | the act or process of measuring in multiples of a specific unit. |
| Metric system | a system of measuring that uses distance units of millimeters, centimeters, meters, and Kilometers |
| Procedure | a collection of all the techniques you use to do an experiment. |
| Research question | a question that is solved through investigation. |
| Scientific evidence | any observation that can be repeated with the same results. |
| Scientific method | a process that is used to gather evidence that leads to understanding. |
| Second | a commonly used unit of time; 1/60 of a minute. |
| Time | a useful measurement of changes in motion or events; all or part of the past |
| Trial | each time an experiment is tried. |
| Variables | factors that affect the results of an experiment. |
| Independent variable | the variable in an experiment that is changed by the experimenter. |
| Dependent variable | the quantity being measured in an experiment. |
| Control group | part of an experiment that is a standard for comparison |
| Problem | the question being investigated in an experiment. |
| Introduction | part of the report that tells the rationale |
| Results | part of the report that presents |
| Conclusion | part of the report that tells how your results compare to your hypothesis. |
| Graph | a diagram that represents data from an experiment. (Usually as an X Y scatter plot or a series of bars) |
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