Unit 0: Review of Science Skills Flashcards
1
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Control group
A
the group in the experiment that doesn’t receive the independent variable and is used as a comparison
2
Q
Dependent Variable
A
what is being measured in the expirement
3
Q
Independent Variable
A
manipulated variable that the scientist is testing; the variable that is intentionally changed in an experiment
4
Q
Experimental Group
A
the group or groups in the experiment where the independent variable is changed
5
Q
Inference
A
an explanation for an observation you have made, also based on prior knowledge
6
Q
Observation
A
the gathering of information using the five senses
7
Q
Constants
A
things that stay the same for each group in the expirement
