The Nature of Science - Vocabulary
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- Q1A statement that describes what scientists expect to happen every time under a particular set of conditions.
hypothesis
scientific lawscientific theory
inference
30s - Q2A well-tested explanation for a wide range of observations or experimental results.
scientific law
hypothesis
observation
scientific theory30s - Q3A possible explanation for a set of observations or answer to a scientific question
scientific theory
hypothesisconclusion
scientific law
30s - Q4Information (data) gathered by using any of the five sensesobservation
conclusion
variable
inference
30s - Q5Conclusions or deductions based on the evidenceinference
scientific theory
variable
observation
30s - Q6The one factor that a scientist changes during an experiment.
constant
independent variabledependent variable
controlled variable
30s - Q7The factor that changes as a result of changes to the independent variable in an experiment.
controlled variable
independent variable
constant
dependent variable30s - Q8An experiment in which only one variable is manipulated at a timecontrolled experiment
non-random experiment
independent experiment
dependent experiment
30s - Q9
something that can be measured and expressed as a number
quarter
quadriceps
quantitative
qualitative
30s - Q10
something that is described but not measured
qualitative
quadrangle
quantitative
quasar
30s