Scientific Practices Quiz

In a scientific experiment is a group separated from the rest of the experiment, where the independent variable being tested cannot influence the results.

An explanation for why things work or how things happen.

Numerical information that can be measured or counted.

A situation or state of affairs that does not change.

A statement or mathematical equation that describes or predicts a natural phenomenon.

What variable is a variable that is manipulated or changed by the researcher to observe its effect on the dependent variable.

• Independent Variable

• Dependent Variable

What variable is the variable that is being measured or tested in an experiment.

• Independent Variable

• Dependent Variable

Information that describes characteristics or qualities about something.

An idea about how something works that can be tested using experiments.

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