Preparation to SCI Final Test

Information that you gather with your senses.

• observation
• variable
• hypothesis
• testable question

Something that can change or vary.

• variable
• experiment
• independent variable
• dependent variable

A possible answer to a testable question.

• testable question
• variable
• hypothesis
• observation

A question that can be answered through an investigation.

• hypothesis
• testable questions
• variable
• observation

A carefully controlled test to answer a question.

• variable
• hypothesis
• observation
• experiment

Something that is changed or tested in an experiment.

• independent variable
• dependent variable
• controlled variable

Something that changes as a result of the experiment.

• independent variable
• dependent variable
• controlled variable

Observations that are made using only the senses and that describe properties.

• qualitative observations
• quantitative observations

Observations that use numbers or measurements.

• qualitative observations
• quantitative observations

An explanation of an observation based on what you already know or have experienced.  

• inference
• data
• prediction