2. SCIENTIFIC EXPERIMENTS Flashcards
procedure
a step by step list of how to carry out the experiment
control
a trial where all the variables are held constant. a control is used as the standard of comparison for your experiment.
constants
all the variables in an experiment that remain the same
variable
a factor that can alter the results of your experiment.
independent variable
the variable you CHANGE
dependent variable
the variable influenced by the independent variable
tables
present data in rows and columns
line graphs
show the relationship between variables, one on the x axis and one on the y
scatter plot
type of line graph that shows the relationship between two sets of data.
line of best fit
a line drawn on a scatter plot that is the best description of how the points are related to one another.
bar graphs
present the data as rectangles of different heights
circle graph
a pie cut into slices
engineering
a branch of science that studies the design, building and use of machines and structures to solve real-world problems
