Ch. 1 Vocabulary Quiz

A characteristic of a model that is useful or helpful

• criteria
• control
• discovery
• advantage

The factors that remain constant/unchanged throughout the experimental process

• innovation
• control
• hypothesis
• criteria

The factor that is measured based on the independent variable

• control
• dependent variable
• hypothesis
• limitation

Conditions that must be met

• criteria
• experimental investigation
• limitation
• independent variable

An observation made for the first time

• limitation
• dependent variable
• discovery
• innovation

A fair test in which a control is identified, and variables are measured to test a hypothesis

• advantage
• experimental investigation
• criteria
• limitation

A prediction that can be tested

• innovation
• experimental investigation
• hypothesis
• discovery

A new product, process, or idea

• innovation
• hypothesis
• criteria
• advantage

The boundary of a model

• independent variable
• limitation
• criteria
• advantage

The one factor in an experiment being tested

• discovery
• control
• experimental investigation
• independent variable