vocab

Question 1

observation

Answer 1

the action or process of observing something or someone carefully or in order to gain information.

Question 2

Hypothesis

Answer 2

a supposition or proposed explanation made on the basis of limited evidence as a starting point for further investigation.

Question 3

experiment

Answer 3

a scientific procedure undertaken to make a discovery, test a hypothesis, or demonstrate a known fact.

Question 4

data

Answer 4

facts and statistics collected together for reference or analysis

Question 5

conclusion

Answer 5

the end or finish of an event or process

Question 6

theory

Answer 6

a supposition or a system of ideas intended to explain something, especially one based on general principles independent of the thing to be explained.

Question 7

law

Answer 7

the system of rules which a particular country or community recognizes as regulating the actions of its members and which it may enforce by the imposition of penalties

Question 8

independent variable

Answer 8

the variable you manipulate, control, or vary in an experimental study to explore its effects.

Question 9

dependent variable

Answer 9

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

Question 10

controlled variable

Answer 10

anything that is held constant or limited in a research study.

Question 11

control group

Answer 11

used to establish causality by isolating the effect of an independent variable.

Question 12

experimental group

Answer 12

the subjects that receive some type of special treatment in regards to the independent variable.