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Scientific Inquiry

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Qualitative   Made by gathering information that can be recorded using descriptive language  
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Quantitative   Made by gathering information that can be recorded as a number with a measurement unit  
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Inference   Not a fact, but an interpretation of what the direct observations mean  
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Scientific Law   Describes what scientists expect to happen every time under a particular set of conditions.  
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Constant   Part of an experiment that is held in the same condition for control and experimental  
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Variable   Part of the experiment that changes  
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Manipulative Variable   A factor in a controlled experiment that is intentionally changed by the experimenter  
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Theroy   A well tested explanation for a wide range of observations or experimental results  
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Inquiry   To ask for information  
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Responding Variable   A resulting factor in a controlled experiment that is observed and measured to see if it changes due to the manipulation of another variable  
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Experiment   A course of action completed in order to test a hypothesis  
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Control   A standard to which all other levels are compared in a scientific experiment  
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