Flashcard 23

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What is a Data Table?

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A set of quantitative data numbers that is arranged in horizontal rows and vertical columns.

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What is Evolution?

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The process through which species change over time through adaptation and natural selection.

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What is a Conclusion?

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The final answer to a problem formed after considering relevant facts or evidence from research, experimentation, and observation.

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What is the Scientific Method?

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A way to solve scientific problems; an investigation using a step-by-step process.

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What does Newton's Third Law state?

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Forces always act in equal but opposite pairs.

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What is a hypothesis?

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A proposed explanation for a phenomenon, which can be tested through experimentation.

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What is an independent variable?

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The variable that is changed or controlled in a scientific experiment to test its effects on the dependent variable.

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What is a dependent variable?

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The variable that is measured in an experiment; it is affected by changes in the independent variable.

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What is a control group?

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A group in an experiment that does not receive treatment and is used as a benchmark to measure how the other tested subjects do.

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What is a scientific theory?

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A well-substantiated explanation of an aspect of the natural world that is based on a body of evidence.