Experimental Design Gold Flashcard

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What is a control variable?

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A variable that is kept constant to not influence the outcome of the experiment.

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What is the independent variable in an experiment?

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The variable that is deliberately changed by the scientist to test a hypothesis.

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What is a dependent variable?

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The outcome that the experiment aims to measure, which is affected by the independent variable.

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What is the purpose of a control group in an experiment?

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The group in the experiment that does not receive the treatment, used for comparison.

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In the research question 'Does penicillin prevent infection?', what is the independent variable?

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The presence of penicillin.

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In an experiment, what does the term 'independent variable' refer to?

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The variable that is intentionally changed to observe its effect.

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What is the definition of a dependent variable?

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The variable that is measured in an experiment, which changes in response to the independent variable.

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In the experiment where students used various temperatures of water to dissolve candy, what was the independent variable?

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Temperature of Water.

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What is the significance of using different sounds in Tiffany's experiment?

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Different sounds serve as the independent variable to test how fast Hayden reacts.

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What is the role of data in an experiment?

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Data is the information collected during the experiment, used to analyze the results.