Scientific Method

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What is an independent variable?

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What a scientist changes in an experiment to test their hypothesis.

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What is a dependent variable?

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What scientists measure to see if it responded to a change.

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What is an observation?

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Measured or perceived by the senses.

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What is an inference?

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A conclusion drawn from observations.

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What type of data involves descriptions that cannot be counted or measured?

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Qualitative data.

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What type of data involves numbers and can be measured?

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Quantitative data.

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What is a hypothesis?

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A testable prediction about the relationship between variables.

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What is a control group?

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The group in an experiment that does not receive the experimental treatment.

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What is the purpose of a scientific experiment?

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To test a hypothesis and gather data.

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What is a conclusion in the scientific method?

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A summary of the results of an experiment and whether the hypothesis was supported.