Nature of Science Exam Questions and Answers.
Observation - CORRECT ANSWER Something you notice, or collect data on, using one or more of your 5 senses.
Inference - CORRECT ANSWER A conclusion you come to based on your observations. (use the word because...) Can be wrong.
Independent Var...
Observation - CORRECT ANSWER Something you notice, or collect data on, using one or more of your 5
senses.
Inference - CORRECT ANSWER A conclusion you come to based on your observations. (use the word
because...) Can be wrong.
Independent Variable - CORRECT ANSWER A variable that the scientist changes - "cause"
Dependent Variable - CORRECT ANSWER A variable that is affected by another; it is measured as DATA -
"effect"
Controlled Experiment - CORRECT ANSWER experiment in which only one variable is changed
Scientific Method - CORRECT ANSWER A problem solving process used to find answers to a testable
question or problem
Analyze - CORRECT ANSWER When you try to make sense of the data (you might make a graph, calculate
averages, etc)
Constant - CORRECT ANSWER thing you keep the same in an experiment between both groups (control
group and experimental group)
Hypothesis - CORRECT ANSWER A prediction of an outcome (for a question or problem) that can be
tested using an experiment.
Conclusion - CORRECT ANSWER A summary that states if your hypothesis was correct or incorrect and
what the investigation showed, based on observations and data.
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