P.S. Chapter 1 Exam Review

an organized plan for gathering, organizing, and communicating information

• scientific method

• observation

• hypothesis

• manipulated variable (independent variable)

information that you obtain through your senses

• scientific method

• observation

• hypothesis

• manipulated variable (independent variable)

a proposed answer to a question

• scientific method

• observation

• hypothesis

• manipulated variable (independent variable)

the variable that causes a change in another

• scientific method

• controlled experiment

• responding variable (dependent variable)

• manipulated variable (independent variable)

the variable that changes in response to the manipulated variable

• scientific method

• controlled experiment

• responding variable (dependent variable)

• manipulated variable (independent variable)

an experiment in which only one variable, the manipulated variable, is deliberately changed at a time and the responding variable is observed while all other variables are kept constant

• scientific method

• controlled experiment

• responding variable (dependent variable)

• manipulated variable (independent variable)

a well tested explanation for a set of observations or experimental results.

• scientific method

• scientific theory

• scientific law

• model

a statement that summarizes a pattern found in nature

• scientific method

• scientific theory

• scientific law

• model

representation of an object or event

• scientific method

• scientific theory

• scientific law

• model

a way of expressing a value as a product of a number between 1 and 10 and a power of 10

• scientific notation

• length

• mass

• volume

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