Chapter 1-3 Review

An organized set of investigation procedures

• Scientific Method

• hypothesis

• experiment

• variable

A possible explanation for a problem using what you know and what you observe

• Scientific method

• hypothesis

• experiment

• variable

An ________ tests the effect of one thing on another using controlled conditions.

• Scientific Method

• hypothesis

• experiment

• variable

A quantity that can have more than a single value.

• Scientific method

• hypothesis

• experiment

• variable

the standard by which the test results can be compared.

• dependent variable

• independent variable

• constant

• control

A factor that does not change when other variables change.

• dependent variable

• independent variable

• constant

• control

The variable you change to see how it will affect the dependent variable.

• dependent variable

• independent variable

• constant

• control

its value changes according to the changes in other variables

• dependent variable

• independent variable

• constant

• control

This occurs when what the scientist expects changes how the results are viewed.

• bias

• model

• scientific theory

• scientific law

This represents an idea, event, or object to help people better understand it.

• bias

• model

• scientific theory

• scientific law