Science study #3 Flashcards

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controlled variable / constant

A

The things you should keep the SAME throughout the
experiment so you can be sure that the results are only caused by the variable
you’re testing.

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dependent variable

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This is the thing you measure in an experiment. It
depends on what happens with the independent variable.

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independent variable

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= This is the one thing you change in an experiment

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hypothesis

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Written as an if-then statement, this is an educated
guess that expresses a cause-and-effect relationship between two variables:

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5
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experimental group

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This is the group that receives the treatment you’re testing in an experiment

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control group

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This is the group that does not receive the
treatment
. It’s used to compare with the experimental group to see

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