Unit 1: scientific method Flashcards
to learn the vocabulary terms associated with experiments
The one variable that can change
experimental variable
The prediction
hypothesis
The question must be ______
testable
The conditions which stay the same
controlled variables
This variable is your experimental outcome or result
dependent variable
The variable which goes on the x axis
independent variable
The variable which goes on the y axis
dependent variable
This variable is the Cause of your results
experimental variable
independent variable
These variables can be ruled out as causing your results
controlled variables
In the isopod lab, wet vs. dry
experimental variable
independent variable
In the isopod lab, the size of the chambers
controlled variable
The behavior of the isopods in the choice chambers
dependent variable
The traditional title for a graph
dependent variable vs. independent variable
In the graph, which variable is the dependent variable? Which variable is the independent variable?
dependent = oxygen concentration
independent = distance down stream
What goes in paranthesis when labling the x and y axes?
The units
oC is a unit of temperature
min is a unit of time
What is missing from this graph?
a title
the unit for “Rate of Photosynthesis”
