Quarter Reveiws/Regents Flashcards

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Hypothesis that has been supported many times

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Theory

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1
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Science is alway…..

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Changing

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2
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What people rely on to make sure science is valid

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Peer review

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Good controlled experiments have……

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Hypothesis 
Control group
Experimental group
Independent variable 
Dependent variable 
Large sample size
Is repeated many times with similar results
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4
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If then statement that predicts an outcome

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Hypothesis

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“Normal “conditions, needed for comparison with experimental group. Medicine study=placebo

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Control group

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“Treatment” conditions, what you are trying to find out

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Experimental group

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7
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One per experiment, the one condition that is different between your groups. What the experimental group gets.

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Independent variable

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The category of how you’ll know if your “treatment” work, what you’re measuring.

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Dependent variable

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9
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Take out effect of individuals

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Large sample size

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10
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Valid experiments are

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Repeated many times with similar results

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11
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The dependent variable on a graph is always on the

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Y-axis

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12
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On a graph the independent variable is always on the

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Independent variable

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13
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In order to do the measurements of a graduated cylinder you must

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Read the bottom of the meniscus and count the intervals each line isn’t always one mL

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14
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When you switch to high power on a microscope the image will be

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Darker and smaller

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Microscopes are upside down and backwards so you must move through image in the

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Opposite direction

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In order to avoid air bubbles while making a wet mount slide in last place the coverslip

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At an angle

17
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It tests the affect of a single independent variable

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This best describes a controlled experiment