Chapter 1 vocab review

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Data collected based on numbers:

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Quantitative data

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Variable in an experiment held constant to avoid influencing the outcome:

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control

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Potential answer to a question that can be tested by gathering information:

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hypothesis

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What describes consistent natural occurrences?

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scientific law

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Study of matter and energy:

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physical science

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Factor in an experiment that changes with the manipulated variable; also known as the dependent variable.

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responding variable

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Info gathered with senses:

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observation

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Study of energy and its interaction with matter:

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physics

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Data collected based on quality:

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qualitative data

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Factor changed by a researcher in an experiment; also called independent variable.

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manipulated variable