Scientific Inquiry Vocab.

Front

What is a series of tests that are done to prove or disprove a hypothesis?

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Experiment

Front

What are the results of the experiment which is often graphed?

Back

Data

Front

What is the final step of an experiment?

Back

Draw a conclusion

Front

What are all the other variables in a controlled experiment that should be kept the same?

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Control factors

Front

What is a tentative answer to a question?

Back

Hypothesis

Front

What is the variable that is changed in an experiment?

Back

Independent variable

Front

What is the variable that is measured in an experiment?

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Dependent variable

Front

What is the group in an experiment that does not receive the treatment?

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Control group

Front

What is the process of making an inference based on observations?

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Inference

Front

What is the purpose of a controlled experiment?

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To isolate the effect of the independent variable