Scientific Measurement/process Flashcards
What’s scientist purpose behind usage of Scientific Method?
Purpose behind BLANK is so that the BLANK have an organized formate in which they can formulate and predict things that will happen in their experiment.
What are the characteristics of a VALID EXPERIMENT
The BLANKS are that the PROBLEM STATEMENT and CONCLUSION where corretly assessed.
What’s DIFF between HYPOTHESIS AND CONCLUSION
HYPOTHESIS= statement off of what one PREDICTS/GUESS of what'll happen in the experiment w/ IF, THEN, BECAUSE written it. CONCLUSION= REFLECTION of hypothesis, yet shows HOW VAID experiment was, BASED OFF OF DATA.
What is an OBSERVATION, and is it done ONLY VISUALLY?
BLANK IS when the experimenter looks at object observing what it
How does an EXPERIMENTER increases VALIDITY of an EXPERIMENT?
By prissily measuring and studying what is being tested.
What is a CONTROL variable?
The VARIABLE USED as REFERENCE, THAT HAS NO CHANGES MADE TO IT. REMANDS the SAME in experiment.
What is a INDEPENDENT VARIABLE?
VARIABLE being MANIPULATED, THAT is CHANGED!
What is a DEPENDENT VARIABLE?
VARIABLE that is NOT MANIPULATED, and comes after THE WORD “then” in hypothesis.
What is a CONTROL GROUP?
The GROUP of an EXPERIMENT that is NOT MANIPULATED , REMANDS SAME throughout EXPERIMENT, NOT CHANGED.
Can a VALID EXPERIMENT have ONLY ONE INDEPENDENT VARIABLE?
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What is MASS?
Amount of MATTER an OBJECT is MADE UP OF.
What is WEIGHT?
Measurement of the GRAVITATIONAL PULL on an OBJECTS MASS.
What is VOLUME?
The space inside of an object.
What is DENSITY?
The amount of mass that in a certain amount of space.
How is VOLUME of an OBJECT DETERMINED?
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