Physical Science Chapter 1 Vocab Review

Occurs when a scientist's expectations change how the results of an experiment are viewed.

• bias

• dependent variable

• independent variable

• experiment

Standard used for comparison of test results in an experiment.

• control

• constant

• standard

• technology

In an experiment, a variable that does not change.

• control

• independent variable

• dependent variable

• bias

Mass per unit volume of a material.

• density

• matter

• standard

• model

Organized procedure for testing a hypothesis; tests the effect of one thing on another under controlled conditions.

• experiment

• hypothesis

• technology

• graph

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

Visual display of information or data.

• graph

• technology

• standard

• scientific law

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

Possible explanation for a problem using what is known and what is observed.

• hypothesis

• model

• variable

• technology

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NGSS.MS-LS1-3

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

Factor that changes as a result of changes in the other variables.

• Dependent variable

• independent variable

• scientific law

• scientific methods

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

Factor that, as it changes, affects the measure of another variable.

• independent variable

• dependent variable

• scientific methods

• society

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

The amount of matter in an object

• mass

• volume

• matter

• model

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2