Scientific Method Key Terms

What is the term for 'something that may or does vary or change'?

• variable

• constant

• formula

• coefficient

What is the term for 'an act or instance of noticing or perceiving'?

• observation

• creation

• imagination

• explanation

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

What is the term for 'the event studied and expected to change when the independent variable is changed'?

• dependent variable

• control variable

• constant

• extraneous variable

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

What is the term for 'the process of arriving at some conclusion that possess some degree of probability'?

• inference

• deduction

• observation

• measurement

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-3

What is the term for 'an act or a manner of proceeding in any action or process'?

• procedure

• result

• object

• location

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

What is the term for 'individual facts, statistics, or items of information'?

• data

• opinion

• theory

• belief

What is the term for 'a diagram representing a system of connections or inter-relations among two or more things'?

• graph

• table

• equation

• paragraph

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What is the term for 'a result, issue, or outcome'?

• conclusion

• process

• method

• origin

What is the term for 'the act of trying, testing, or putting to the proof'?

• trials

• success

• answers

• solutions

Tags

NGSS.MS-ETS1-3

NGSS.MS-ETS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-3

What is the term for 'something that does not change or cannot change'?

• constant

• variable

• temporary

• random

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-5