Scientific Method Vocab

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CONCLUSION

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Answer to a question

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CONSTANT

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Factors that must remain the same in an experiment

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CONTROL

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Used as a comparison in an experiment

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DATA

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All the observations from an experiment

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DEPENDENT VARIABLE

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Factor that changes (measured) as a result of the experiment

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EXPERIMENT

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Steps or directions to solve the problem

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HYPOTHESIS

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Testable statement for scientific problem

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INDEPENDENT VARIABLE

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Factor in an experiment that a scientist purposely changed

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MEASUREMENT

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Describes a quantity such as time, length, distance, mass, volume, temperature

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PROBLEM

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Question to be answered by the experiment