Environmental Scientific Method

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What is the scientific name for something living?

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Organism

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What is the INDEPENDENT variable in the experiment: 'Which type of metal, copper or aluminum, conducts heat faster?'

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Types of metal

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What term describes facts and information collected during an experiment?

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Data

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What is the term for making an educated guess about what will happen in the future?

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Predict

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What do you call an organism made of one cell?

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Unicellular

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What is the term for a testable statement that can be proven or disproven?

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Hypothesis

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What is the dependent variable in an experiment?

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The variable that is measured or observed in response to the independent variable.

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What is the process of gathering information through observation called?

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Data collection

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What is the term for a group that does not receive the experimental treatment?

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Control group

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What is the purpose of a conclusion in an experiment?

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To summarize the results and determine if the hypothesis was supported or not.