Method Of Science

Question 1

Science

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Process that uses observation and investigation to gain knowledge about events in nature

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Scientific method

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An organized set of investigation procedures used by scientists

Question 3

Hypothesis

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Educated guess or testable prediction

Question 4

Experiment

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Organized procedure for testing hypothesis

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Control

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Standard for comparison

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Constant

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Factor that doesn’t very in experiment

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Independent variable

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Factor that is adjusted by the experimenter (x-axis)

Question 8

Dependent variable

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Factor whose value depends on the independent variable (y-axis)

Question 9

Scientific law

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Rule of nature that sums up related observations to describe a pattern in nature Ex. Law of Gravity

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Scientific theory

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Explanation based experiments, most logical explanation Ex. Black Hole Theory

Question 11

SI

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Standard system of measurement used worldwide

Question 12

Mass

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Amount of matter in an object

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Density

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Mass per unit volume of a material

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Time

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Interval between two occurring events

Question 15

Graph

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A visual display of information or data

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Line graph

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Shows trends or how the data changes over time

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Bar graph

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Useful for information collected by comparing or counting

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Circle graph (pie chart)

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Use to show how a fixed quantity is broken down into parts

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Data

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Collected information by observation and asking question

Question 20

Prediction

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Something predicted about the future

Question 21

Y-axis

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Dependent variable

Question 22

X-axis

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Independent variable

Question 23

Quantitative

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Measurable results

Question 24

Quantitative

Answer 24

Uses 5 senses