Chapter 1 Section 1 Vocab

a variable whose value changes as a result of changes in other variables 

• independent variable

• dependent variable

• constant

• experiment

a standard used to compare the results of an experiment

• control

• variable

• hypothesis

• experiment

A quantity that can have more than one value

• control

• constant

• hypothesis

• variable

A factor in an experiment that does not change

• variable

• constant

• model

• graph

Represents an idea, event, or object to help people observe ortest it

• model

• hypothesis

• scientific law

• bias

the variable you change to see how it affects another variable

• independent variable

• dependent variable

• constant

• experiment

This occurs when a scientist’s expectations change how the results are viewed

• hypothesis

• scientific law

• bias

• theory

the general pattern of investigational procedures

• scientific method

• hypothesis

• variable

• scientific theory

a possible explanation of a problem based on observation and prior knowledge

• experiment

• scientific method

• hypothesis

• scientific law

an explanation of things or events using observations and knowledge gained from multiple investigations

• scientific law

• scientific theory

• model

• bias