Scientific Method and Variables flashcard

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The experimental group that remains unchanged and is used for comparison would be defined as the: control, constant, independent variable, dependent variable

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control

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The condition that is deliberately changed/controlled in an experiment would be defined as the:

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independent variable

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Which of the following would be considered an observation?

• The gold block is heavy
• The temperature is 83.5 ^oC
• It is hot outside
• all are observations

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The temperature is 83.5 ^oC

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Which of the following would be an inference?

• The person is old
• The pen is blue
• The rock weighs 24.4 g
• The experiment occurred on Wednesday

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The person is old

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A scientist wanted to perform an experiment showing how the time it takes to run a mile depends on the person’s running speed. Which graph would best showcase this study?

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