Unit 1 vocab

Question 1

Testable

Answer 1

A question that is able to be tested

Question 2

non-testable

Answer 2

A question that is not able to be tested or tried

Question 3

Quantitative

Answer 3

Relating to measuring or being measured

Question 4

Qualitative

Answer 4

relating to the nature or standard of something

Question 5

trials

Answer 5

Repetitions of the same procedure

Question 6

Observation

Answer 6

Observing something going on around you

Question 7

Empirical Evidence

Answer 7

the information obtained through observation and documentation of certain behavior and patterns or through an experiment

Question 8

Data

Answer 8

a gathered body of facts

Question 9

Model is science

Answer 9

a representation of a phenomenon, object, structure, or system.

Question 10

Analogy

Answer 10

similarity of function and superficial resemblance of structures that have different origins

Question 11

Prototype

Answer 11

a human-made object that is used as the standard of measurement of some physical quantity to base all measurement of that physical quantity against

Question 12

Hypothesis

Answer 12

an assumption, an idea that is proposed for the sake of argument so that it can be tested to see if it might be true

Question 13

Variable

Answer 13

anything that can change or be changed within an experiment

Question 14

Procedure

Answer 14

a detailed, step-by-step list of everything you will do in your experiment, including the materials and methods you will use.

Question 15

Accuracy

Answer 15

how close a measurement is to the true or accepted value

Question 16

Precision

Answer 16

how close measurements of the same item are to each other.

Question 17

Scientific Method

Answer 17

Question, Research, Hypothesis, Experiment, Data Analysis, Conclusion, and Communication

Question 18

Control

Answer 18

an element that remains unchanged or unaffected by other variables.

Question 19

Constant

Answer 19

something invariable or unchanging

Question 20

Predict

Answer 20

a specific statement about what will occur (i.e. the outcome or pattern that will be observed) in a particular research investigation

Question 21

Infer

Answer 21

the process of drawing conclusions based on evidence and reasoning

Question 21

Independent variable

Answer 21

a variable that stands alone and isn’t changed by the other variables you are trying to measure

Question 22

Dependent variable

Answer 22

the variable that changes as a result of the independent variable manipulation

Question 23

Manipulated variable

Answer 23

the factor or condition that is purposely changed by the scientist

Question 24

Responding variable

Answer 24

the part of an experiment that a scientists measures and observes closely for a change or a response

Question 25

Sample size

Answer 25

the number of participants or observations included in a study

Question 26

Validity

Answer 26

how accurately a method measures what it is intended to measure

Question 27

Trends in Data

Answer 27

the general change in a variable with time

Question 28

Correlation

Answer 28

the relationship between variables

Question 29

Variability

Answer 29

When you order a favorite dish at a restaurant repeatedly, it isn’t exactly the same each time

Question 30

Mass

Answer 30

a measurement that refers to the amount of matter that makes up an object

Question 31

Volume

Answer 31

the amount of space occupied by a sample of matter

Question 32

Weight

Answer 32

the force exerted on a body by gravity

Question 33

percent

Answer 33

a relative value indicating hundredth parts of any quantity

Question 34

Rate

Answer 34

Rate of change

Question 35

Ratio

Answer 35

a comparison in terms of a quotient of two numbers a and b, usually written as ab or a/b

Question 36

Line Graph

Answer 36

a graphical display of information that changes continuously over time

Question 37

Bar graph

Answer 37

each column (plotted either vertically or horizontally) represents a categorical variable

Question 38

Pie graph

Answer 38

a circular statistical graphic which is divided into slices to illustrate numerical proportion

Question 39

Scatter plot

Answer 39

Identifies a possible relationship between changes observed in two different sets of variables

Question 40

Claim

Answer 40

A generalization based on a reported statistically significant effect

Question 41

Evidence

Answer 41

Information collected via Rigorous scientific methods that change their belief in the truth of factual claims of the first to the fourth kind

Question 42

Reason

Answer 42

A significant ground of explanation or logical defense

Question 43

Theory

Answer 43

a well sustained explanation of an aspect of the natural world that can incorporate laws, hypothesis, and facts