Scientific Method

Question 1

Data are collected by

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Observation and Experimentation

Question 2

The information collected by scientists is called

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Data

Question 3

The processes that scientists use to answer questions or solve problems are collectively called

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Scientific Method

Question 4

If a hypothesis must continue to be tested in various ways. If a hypothesis continues to match observations, we have greater confidence that it is correct, and it may come to be called

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Theory

Question 5

Discovery of general concepts by the careful examination of specific cases is called

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Inductive Reasoning

Question 6

proceeds from generalities to specifics

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Deductive Reasoning

Question 7

Most often, the question we wish to answer is influenced by many factors, which are called

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Variables

Question 8

is identical to the main experiment in all respects except that conditions are not altered.

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Control

Question 9

a widely accepted explanation that is supported by a large body of observations and experiments.

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Theory