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Scientific Method

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Which aspect of the scientific method must be testable & falsifiable?   Hypothesis  
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What term refers to your prediction for an experiment?   Hypothesis  
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What is the recommended number of variables for an experiment?   One  
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What do we call the variable that is used for comparison, to show whether a change has occurred?   Control  
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Which variable is the measured result for the change?   Dependent or Responding Variable  
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Which variable does the scientist change?   Independent or Manipulated Variable  
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In a lab write-up, where are your results summarized?   In the conclusion  
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In a lab write-up, where are your results analyzed?   In the analysis  
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What is the first step to an experiment?   An observation  
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When making a graph, which variable is shown on the X axis?   the Independent or Manipulated Variable  
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What is the independent variable for this Question? Will drinking Mountain Dew make you grow taller?   Whether or not you are drinking Mountain Dew  
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What is the dependent variable for this Hypothesis? Students will run faster on a gravel path than on the road.   the Speed that students run  
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What is wrong with this hypothesis? Cow manure will make corn grow better.   'Better' is not measureable. 'Taller' would be measureable.  
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