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