Nature of Science Vocab Quiz

In an experiment, the group not exposed to the treatment; contrasts with the experimental group and serves as a comparison for evaluating the effect of the treatment

• Scientific method

• control group

• dependent variable

• independent variable

The experiment factor that is manipulated/changed; the variable whose effect is being studied

• independent variable

• dependent variable

• evidence

• control group

A series of steps followed to solve problems including collecting data, formulating a hypothesis, testing the hypothesis, and stating conclusions.

• evidence

• experiment

• Scientific method

• Scientific theory

to break a complex topic or substance into smaller parts in order to gain a better understanding of it

• hypothesis

• evidence

• analyze

• density

Knowledge that people use to make a way of life in their surroundings

• inference

• analyze

• evidence

• Technology

The available body of facts or information indicating whether a belief or proposition is true or valid

• evidence

• inference

• hypothesis

• conclusion

A supposition or proposed explanation made on the basis of limited evidence as a starting point for further investigation

• hypothesis

• replication

• evidence

• conclusion

An observation that describes using your five senses. It also uses no numbers.

• dependent variable

• independent variable

• Qualitative observation

• Quantitative observation

The measureable effect, outcome, or response in which the research is interested; the variable that may change in response to manipulations of the independent variable

• constant

• evidence

• independent variable

• dependent variable

The mass per unit volume of an object

• volume

• Density

• conclusion

• mass