Unit 1 Exp Design AL

Question 1

Testable

Answer 1

Able to be tested or tried.

Question 2

Non-testable

Answer 2

Not able to be tested or tried.

Question 3

Quantitative

Answer 3

Measuring by numbers rather than images.

Question 4

Qualitative

Answer 4

Measuring by images, pictures, or opinions rather than being measured by numbers.

Question 5

Trials

Answer 5

A test of the performance, quality, or suitability of something/someone.

Question 6

Observation

Answer 6

Noticing or observing what is going on in an experiment.

Question 7

Empirical Evidence

Answer 7

Information obtained through observations of an experiment.

Question 8

Data

Answer 8

Facts/statistics collected together for analysis.

Question 9

Scientific Model

Answer 9

A physical mathematical/conceptual representation of a system of ideas, events, and processes.

Question 10

Prototype

Answer 10

A first attempt at something, something that the other forms of it are developed or copied from.

Question 11

Analogy

Answer 11

A comparison between two things, usually for the purpose of clarifying something or making something easier to relate to.

Question 12

Hypothesis

Answer 12

An educated guess designed to predict an experiment.

Question 13

Variable

Answer 13

A trait, condition, or factor that can exist in differing amounts or types.

Question 14

Procedure

Answer 14

A set of rules that are created by an entity that everyone must follow.

Question 15

Accuracy

Answer 15

How accurate or how close you are to something.

Question 16

Precision

Answer 16

How precise you are; or more accurately how exact you are.

Question 17

Scientific Method

Answer 17

A method that consists of observation, measurement, experimentation, formulation, testing, and hypothesis.

Question 18

Control

Answer 18

An element that remains unchanged by other variables.

Question 19

Constant

Answer 19

The part that doesn’t change during the experiment.

Question 20

Predict

Answer 20

Making an educated guess to something that will happen in the future.

Question 21

Infer

Answer 21

Making an educated guess based on the context provided.

Question 21

Independent Variable

Answer 21

A variable that is independent of other variables.

Question 21

Responding variable

Answer 21

The part of an experiment that scientists monitor closely to see how it responds.

Question 22

Dependent variable

Answer 22

A variable that depends on other variables.

Question 23

Sample size

Answer 23

The number of observations or people in a study.

Question 23

Manipulated variable

Answer 23

The part of the experiment that changes so the experimenter can observe how other variables respond.

Question 24

Variability

Answer 24

Something that is liable to change.

Question 24

Volume

Answer 24

The amount of space that a substance occupies; an example of this would be the ocean is about 321,003,271 cubic miles.

Question 25

Validity

Answer 25

How valid something is, how reliable something is.

Question 26

Mass

Answer 26

The quantity of matter within an object.

Question 26

Trends in data

Answer 26

This is basically the same thing as patterns of data; simply patterns that the data can show us.

Question 27

Correlation

Answer 27

A mutual relationship or a connection between two or more things.

Question 28

Weight

Answer 28

The heaviness of something.

Question 29

Rate

Answer 29

The speed with which a reaction takes place.

Question 30

Percent

Answer 30

A fraction of something or a numerical value representing something.

Question 31

Ratio

Answer 31

A relationship between two things that is expressed as a value or an amount.

Question 32

Line graph

Answer 32

A graph that is typically used to show change over time.

Question 33

Bar graph

Answer 33

A diagram in which the numerical values of variables are represented by the height and width of the bar.

Question 34

Claim

Answer 34

A concluding statement that is used to explain a cause and effect relationship.

Question 35

Scatter plot

Answer 35

A graph in which the values of two variables are plotted along two axes,.

Question 36

Pie graph

Answer 36

A graph that uses percentage to fill in a part of a circle, usually used when there are lots of different variables that are being measured.

Question 37

Evidence

Answer 37

Something that proves something.

Question 37

Reason

Question 38

Theory

Answer 38

A highly educated guess that uses several proofs to validate itself.

Question 39

Bias

Answer 39

An aversion or support given to something due to personal experience.