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Process of noticing and describing events or processes in a careful, orderly way

• observation
• creation
• evolve
• homeostasis

A logical interpretation based on prior knowledge and experience

• inference
• observation
• creation
• evolve

Possible explanation for a set of observations or possible answers to a scientific question

• hypothesis
• inference
• observation
• creation

Experiment in which only one variable is changed

• controlled experiment
• hypothesis
• inference
• observation

Factor in a controlled experiment that is deliberately changed; also called manipulated variable

• independent variable
• controlled experiment
• hypothesis
• inference

Variable that is observed and that changes in response to the independent variable; also called the responding variable

• dependent variable
• independent variable
• controlled experiment
• hypothesis

Group in an experiment that is exposed to the same conditions as the experimental group except for one independent variable.

• control group
• dependent variable
• independent variable
• controlled experiment

Evidence; information gathered from observations

• data
• control group
• dependent variable
• independent variable

Well-tested explanation that unifies a broad range of observations and hypotheses, enabling scientists to make accurate predictions about new situations

• theory
• data
• control group
• dependent variable

Particular preference or point of view that is personal rather than scientific

• bias
• theory
• data
• control group