Unit 1 A Vocabulary

A summary based on evidence or facts.

• variable

• conclusion

• control group

• controlled variable

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

What is the group that does not receive the experimental treatment?

• variable

• control group

• conclusion

• data

What are things that should not change during an experiment?

• dependent variable

• variable

• constants (controlled variable)

• data

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

Facts, figures, and other evidence gathered through observations are called ________.

• data

• models

• hypothesis

• empirical experiment

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

______________________________ is scientific evidence obtained by careful observation and experimentation.

• Hypothesis

• Empirical evidence

• Experiment

• Observation

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

A _______________ is a research method in which an investigator manipulates one or more variables to observe the effect.

• model

• experiment

• observation

• outcome variable

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

A(n) ___________________ is a proposed explanation made on the basis of existing evidence as a starting point for further investigation.

• experiment

• hypothesis

• observation

• model

An _____________________ is information obtained through the senses in a careful, orderly way.

• independent variable

• observation

• scientific explanation

• bias

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NGSS.4-ESS2-1

The factor being measured or observed in an experiment; a factor that responds to, or depends on, other factors.

• independent variable

• outcome variable (dependent variable)

• empirical evidence

• bias

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

What is repetition in an experiment?

• Using multiple trials within the same experiment to add credibility to the data gathered.

• Reproducing another scientist's investigation in order to verify the results.

• Observations obtained by following a preplanned method of observation.

• Multiple sets of measurements or observations in a scientific investigation.