Things You Need To Know Flashcards

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What is a variable?

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Any factor that can be changed or measured in an experiment

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What is an independent/manipulated variable?

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The one condition that can be changed in an experiment

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What is a responding/dependant variable?

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The variable that you meant or observe

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What is a controlled or constant variable?

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A variable that does not It change in an experiment

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What is a extraneous variable?

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They are extra variables that may influence the outcome of an experiment, but aren’t taken into consideration

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How do you conduct a fair test?

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By making sure that you change one factor at a time

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What is the scientific process?

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  1. Observations
  2. Questions
  3. Hypothesis (educated guess)
  4. Study/Carry out an experiment
  5. Conclusion
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What is a quantitive variable?

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Where an exact numerical value is expected or numbers is expected

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What is a qualitative observation?

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An observation that uses one or more of the five senses

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