science vocabulary

Question 1

Scientific Meathod

Answer 1

The way scientist study and learn about the world

Question 2

Observation

Answer 2

Using your five senses to gather information about something

Question 3

Quantitative Observation

Answer 3

Using numbers or measurements to describe something

Question 4

Qualitative Observation

Answer 4

Using you senses to describe the charactaristics of an object-color, texture, taste.

Question 5

Inference

Answer 5

An explanation of an observation based on prior knowledge

Question 6

Hypothesis

Answer 6

A prediction based on prior knowledge. Always written in an if then statement

Question 7

Variable

Answer 7

Any factor that can be manipulated, controlled for, or measured in an experiment.

Question 8

control variable

Answer 8

what must stay the same on the experiment

Question 9

Manipulated/independent variable

Answer 9

The thing that you are testing or changing in an experiance and it is graphed on the x-axis

Question 10

Dependent/responding variable

Answer 10

what you are measuring or observing in an experiment and it is graphed on the y-axis