Scientific Method Safety Vocabulary

Question 1

Observation

Answer 1

The process of collecting evidence

Question 2

Control

Answer 2

the thing that does not change in an experiment

Question 3

Measuring

Answer 3

to quantify something (how long, how much, how large)

Question 4

Variable

Answer 4

the part of the experiment that may change or vary

Question 5

Flammable

Answer 5

Capable of catching fire

Question 6

Corrosive

Answer 6

to wear away or be destroyed gradually

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

Communicating

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 or
phenomenon; an if then statement.

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

Question 18

Observation

Answer 18

the act of noting and recording an event,
characteristic or anything detected