1.2 Scientific Method
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- Any situation set up to observe what happens is a(n)...
- EXPERIMENT
- A series of one or more experiments helping to answer a question is a(n)...
- INVESTIGATION
- A process of gathering evidence to answer a question is the...
- SCIENTIFIC METHOD
- Steps of the scientific method are:
- 1. QUESTION 2. HYPOTHESIS 3. DESIGN & CONDUCT EXPERIMENT 4. COLLECT & ANALYZE DATA 5. TENTATIVE CONCLUSION 6. TEST CONCLUSION or REFINE QUESTION & REPEAT
- A prediction that can be tested by an experiment is a(n)...
- HYPOTHESIS
- An "educated guess" is a(n)...
- HYPOTHESIS
- Factors that affect experimental results are...
- VARIABLES
- The variable changed during the experiment is the...
- EXPERIMENTAL VARIABLE
- Another word for "experimental variable" is...
- DEPENDENT VARIABLE
- The variable kept the same during the experiment is the...
- CONTROL VARIABLE
- Another word for "control variable" is
- INDEPENDENT VARIABLE
- An experiment in which one variable is changed and the others are controlled is called a(n)...
- CONTROLLED EXPERIMENT
- Each time an experiment is run, one __ has been completed.
- TRIAL
- How an experiment is done is called...
- EXPERIMENTAL TECHNIQUE
- A collection of all the techniques used during an experiment is the...
- PROCEDURE
- The "instructions" for the experiment are also called the...
- PROCEDURE
- What allows experimental results to be considered reliable and accurate?
- GOOD TECHNIQUES and PROCEDURES
- The relationship between an event that brings about a result and what happens due to that result is referred to as...
- CAUSE and EFFECT