Vocab Quiz #1: Scientific Concepts 1

What must stay the same throughout an experiment?

• Criteria

• Control

• Constant

• Data

In an experiment, what is the standard that is used for comparison?

• Hypothesis

• Control

• Independent Variable

• Observation

What is a list of needs that the solution must be designed to meet?

• Data

• Criteria

• Inference

• Dependent Variable

What is the term for evidence or information gathered from observations?

• Hypothesis

• Data

• Inference

• Observation

What is the measurable effect, outcome, or response in an investigation that the researcher is watching for, often plotted on the y-axis?

• Independent Variable

• Control

• Dependent Variable

• Constant

What is a testable prediction in scientific research?

• Observation

• Hypothesis

• Inference

• Criteria

Which variable is manipulated or changed in an experiment and is often plotted on the x-axis?

• Dependent Variable

• Data

• Independent Variable

• Constant

What is a conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning?

• Observation

• Data

• Inference

• Hypothesis

What term describes information obtained through the senses?

• Criteria

• Data

• Inference

• Observation

An event that can be observed and/or documented.

• Procedure

• Phenomenon

• Question

• Problem