Vocabulary #1

Question 1

Observation

Answer 1

use of one or more of the senses - sight, hearing, touch, smell, and sometimes taste- to gather information

Question 2

Data

Answer 2

evidence; information gathered from observations

Question 3

Inference

Answer 3

logical interpretation based on prior knowledge and experience

Question 4

Hypothesis

Answer 4

possible explanation for a set of observations or possible answer to a scientific question

Question 5

Qualitative

Answer 5

pertaining to or concerned with a quality or qualities

Question 6

Quantitative

Answer 6

of or pertaining to the describing or measuring of quantity

Question 7

Controlled Experiment

Answer 7

a test of the effect of a single variable by changing it while keeping all other variables the same

Question 8

Independent Variable

Answer 8

The factor that is changed

Question 9

Dependent Variable

Answer 9

The factor that is measure or observed

Question 10

Theory

Answer 10

well tested explanation that unifies a broad range of observations

Question 11

Analyze

Answer 11

to examine carefully and in detail so as to identify causes, key factors, possible results, etc.

Question 12

Valid

Answer 12

producing the desired result; effective