Nature of Science Vocab Review

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Factor that remains the same in a controlled experiment

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Constant

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Group not exposed to the independent variable in an experiment

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Control Group

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Factor changing due to the independent variable; the measured result.

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Dependent Variable

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Group exposed to the independent variable in a controlled experiment

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Experimental Group

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Testable explanation confirmed by experiment; usually an if-then statement.

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Hypothesis

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Factor changed in a controlled experiment; what is tested.

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Independent Variable

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Assumption based on evidence

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Inference

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Decimal system based on meter, liter, gram

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Metric System

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Info collected via senses

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Observation

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Study of physics and chemistry

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Physical Science