Dependent Variable Flashcards

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A testable prediction about a possible solution to a problem

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~ᕼYᑭOTᕼEᔕIᔕ ~

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A factor that is manipulated in an expriment to change the dependent variable

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~IᑎᗪEᑭEᑎᗪEᑎT ᐯᗩᖇIᗩᗷᒪE ~

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When conducting an experiment scientist use to make data more reliable

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~ᖇEᔕEᗩᖇᑕᕼ TᕼE TOᑭIᑕ~

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Scientific method in order

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  1. observing a question
  2. research / background knowledge
  3. form a hypothesis & making predictions
  4. investigate to learn more
  5. Analyze
  6. form conclusions
  7. communicate findings
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When a scientist applies what they learn from an investigation to make something that is useful

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~TEᑕᕼᑎOᒪOGᕼY ~

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Why is skeptism an important part of the scientific process ?

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~causes doubts that leads to new investigations ~

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The process of learning more about the natural world

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~ᔕᑕIEᑎᑕE ~

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An organized process used to gather observations and test a hypothesis

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~ᑕOᑎTᖇOᒪᒪEᗪ E᙭ᑭEᖇIᗰEᑎT ~

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A sample that is treated exactly like the other experimental groups except that the independent variable is not applied to

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~ ᑕOᑎTᖇOᒪ GᖇOᑌᑭ ~

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A factor in experiment that changes from the manipulation of the independent variable

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~ᗪEᑭEᑎᗪEᑎT ᐯᗩᖇIᗩᗷᒪE ~

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The process of gathering information through the senses

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~ OᗷᔕEᖇᐯIᑎG ~

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A factor in an experiment that can change

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~ ᐯᗩᖇIᗩᗷᒪE~

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A factor that does NOT change in the experiment

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~ᑕOᑎᔕTᗩᑎT ~

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Qualitative & Quantitative ?

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  1. The jacket is blue ~ Qualitative
  2. The height of the plant is 6 cm ~ Quantitive
  3. the volume of the box is 105 cubic centimeters ~ Quantitive
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Factors that are measured in an experiment

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~ᗪEᑭEᑎᗪEᑎT ᐯᗩᖇIᗩᗷᒪE ~

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