Scientific Method Safety Vocab

Question 1

definition of Observation

Answer 1

The process of collecting evidence

Question 2

Control

Answer 2

The thing that doesn’t change in an experiment

Question 3

Measuring

Answer 3

To quantify something

Question 4

Variable

Answer 4

The part of the experiment that may change

Question 5

Flammable

Answer 5

Capable of catching fire

Question 6

Corrosive

Answer 6

To wear away or be destroyed

Question 7

Question

Answer 7

To ask

Question 8

Procedure

Answer 8

the steps to complete an experiment

Question 9

Classifying

Answer 9

The act of putting like things together

Question 10

Inferring

Answer 10

A logical conclusion based on what you know

Question 11

Communication

Answer 11

Sharing results in an understandable way

Question 12

Conclusion

Answer 12

The end of the scientific investigation

Question 13

Hypothesis

Answer 13

A tentative explanation for an observation

Question 14

Experiment

Answer 14

A test,trial,or tentative procedure; an act or operation for the purpose of discovering something unknown

Question 15

Prediction

Answer 15

An expectation of what will be observed or what will happen

Question 16

Problem

Answer 16

What you are trying to solve in a scientific investigation

Question 17

Solution

Answer 17

To answer a scientific investigation