How do scientists learn about the world around them?

• by ignoring observations 
• by studying plants
• by asking questions 
• by studying plants 

An interpretation based on your observation and prior knowledge.

• Variable
• Inference
• Observation
• Prediction

A hypothesis is: 

• The hypotenuse of a triangle 
• The conclusion one reaches based on emperical evidence
• A prediction, educated guess, or theory
• Blurting the answer first

The summary at the end of an experiment that explains the results. 

• conclusion
• procedures
• materials
• responding variable

What format do you use to write a hypothesis

• if, then, because
• if
• then
• question form

The things that may change or vary in an experiment are also known as what?

• hypothesis
• variables
• investigation
• conclusion 

The factor in an experiment that will be changed. It is the thing you are testing.  

• dependent variable
• independent variable
• controlled variable
• not this one. 

The factor that will happen or responds because of the change. It is the result of the change.

• dependent variable 
• independent variable
• controlled variable
• not this one.

What is a controlled variable or a constant? 

• parts of the experiment that change
• parts of the experiment that stays the same 

In a line graph, the x- axis is....

• the vertical line
• the horizontal line
• the line that goes up and down