Unit 1 List 1 Experimental Design

Question 1

Testable Question

Answer 1

Questions that can be answered from observation or experiments.

Question 2

Non-testable Question

Answer 2

Questions that can’t be answered from observation or experiments.

Question 3

Quantitative

Answer 3

Data relating to quantity or numbers

Question 4

Qualitative

Answer 4

Data relating to quality or senses

Question 5

Trials

Answer 5

The act of testing something

Question 6

Observation

Answer 6

Watching or noticing something

Question 7

Empirical Evidence

Answer 7

Information that can be found from observation

Question 8

Data

Answer 8

Facts and Information used

Question 9

Model is Science

Question 10

Analogy

Answer 10

A comparison of two similar things

Question 11

Prototype

Answer 11

An early model that future products are based off

Question 12

Variable

Answer 12

Anything in an experiment that can be changed

Question 13

Hypothesis

Answer 13

An idea that is tested through experiments, observation, and research

Question 14

Procedure

Answer 14

Steps that lead through a process

Question 15

Accuracy

Answer 15

How close a measurement is to a known value

Question 16

Scientific Method

Answer 16

A process with hypotheses, observation, and experiments

Question 16

Precision

Answer 16

The comparison of two or more measures

Question 17

Control

Answer 17

When all variables are kept constant to keep them in a controlled experiment

Question 18

Constant

Answer 18

Parts of variables that do not change in an experiment

Question 18

Infer

Answer 18

Educated guess based on reasoning or evidence

Question 19

Predict

Answer 19

To forecast something that with happen in the future

Question 20

Independent Variable

Answer 20

A variable that does not depend on another variable (x)

Question 21

Manipulated Variable

Answer 21

A variable that is changed in an experiment to see the reaction of other variables

Question 22

Sample Size

Answer 22

Number of data points or participants

Question 22

Dependent Variable

Answer 22

A variable that depends on another variable (y)

Question 23

Responding Variable

Answer 23

A variable that is observed carefully in an experiment for any changes or responses

Question 24

Validity

Answer 24

To be valid or acceptable

Question 25

Trends in Data

Answer 25

A pattern that shows the change of a variable over time

Question 26

Correlation

Answer 26

The relationship between 2 variables.

Question 27

Mass

Answer 27

The measure of how much matter is in an object.

Question 28

Variability

Answer 28

When data varies from it’s average value.

Question 29

Volume

Answer 29

The measure of how much space an object takes up.

Question 30

Weight

Answer 30

The force that is acted on an object by gravity.

Question 31

Percent

Answer 31

A ratio that is shown “out of 100”

Question 32

Ratio

Answer 32

A comparison between 2 numbers

Question 33

Rate

Answer 33

A ratio between 2 quantities of different units

Question 34

Line Graph

Answer 34

A graph with a line connecting multiple points usually used to show change over time.

Question 35

Bar Graph

Answer 35

A graph with multiple columns showing different variables that is used to compare different groups

Question 36

Pie Chart

Answer 36

A graph in the shape of a circle with different sections that represent parts of a whole.

Question 37

Scatter plot

Answer 37

A graph that uses points to show the relationship of 2 variables

Question 38

Claim

Answer 38

A statement that answers the focus question

Question 39

Evidence

Answer 39

Information that proves whether or not a claim is true

Question 40

Reason

Answer 40

Using problem-solving to draw a conclusion

Question 41

Theory

Answer 41

An explanation of a phenomenon that is not certainly true, but is considered true

Question 42

Bias

Answer 42

When something is opinionated or favored which can lead to incorrect conclusions