9th Grade: General Science Vocab

Front

Phenomenon

Back

Natural occurrences in the world that can be observed and which cause one to wonder and ask questions.

Front

Hypothesis

Back

A possible explanation for a phenomenon that can be tested

Front

Independent Variable

Back

The thing that you (the scientist) change

Front

Dependent Variable

Back

The thing that is affected by the independent variable; what you measure

Front

Control Group

Back

The “normal” group you compare your data to

Front

Experimental Group

Back

The group that you change the independent variable in

Front

Constants

Back

Things that are kept the same in each trial across all test/subjects.

Front

SULTAN

Back

Components of a good graph; scale, units, labels, title, accuracy and neatness