Study Cards for Scientific Inquiry Quiz
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| hypothesis | A possible explanation for a set of observations or answer to a scientific question.
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| variables | Factors that can change in an experiment.
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| communicating | The sharing of ideas and experimental findings with others.
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| scientific theory | A statement that describes what scientists expect to happen every time under a particular set of conditions.
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| data | Facts, figures, and other evidence gathered through observations.
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| responding variable | The factor that may change in response to the manipulated variable.
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| controlled experiment | an experiment in which only one variable is manipulated at a time.
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| Scientific Inquiry | This process refers to the diverse ways in which scientists study the natural world and propose explanations based on the evidence they gather.
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| scientific law | A well-tested explanation for a wide range of observations or experimental results.
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| operational definition | A statement that describes how to measure a particular variable or define a particular term.
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| manipulated variable | The one variable that is purposely changed to test a hypothesis.
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| observing | Using one of more or your senses to gather information.
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| quantitative observations | Observations that deal with a number, or amount.
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| qualitative observations | Observations that deal with descriptions that cannot be expressed in numbers.
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| inferring | Explaining or interpreting things you observe.
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| predicting | Making a forecast or what will happen in the future based on experience or evidence.
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| making models | Creating representations of complex objects or processes.
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| classifying | The process or grouping together of items that are alike in some way.
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| science | A way of learning about the natural world.
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| skepticism | An attitude of doubt.
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