Midterm Review 1/3

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What is the process of inquiry that results in the accumulation of knowledge?

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Scientific method.

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Where is the asteroid belt located?

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Between Mars and Jupiter.

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What is a fair test designed to give a reliable and unbiased answer to the question being investigated?

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Experiment.

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What is a formal prediction that may be ultimately accepted or rejected?

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Hypothesis.

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Put the following in order from smallest to largest: Local Group, Virgo Supercluster, solar system, Milky Way Galaxy.

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Solar system, Milky Way Galaxy, Local Group, Virgo Supercluster.

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What is the term for a well-substantiated explanation acquired through the scientific method?

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Theory.

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What is a statement based on repeated experimental observations that describes some aspects of the universe?

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Law.

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What is the term for the variable that is changed or controlled in a scientific experiment?

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Independent variable.

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What is the term for the variable that is measured in an experiment?

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Dependent variable.

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What is the name of the galaxy that contains our solar system?

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Milky Way Galaxy.