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in an experiment, a variable that does not change when other variables change

• constant
• scientific method
• hypothesis
• law
• theory

Standard used for comparison of test results in an experiment

• control
• scientific method
• hypothesis
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• theory

type of variable that changes as a result of changes in other variables

• dependent variable
• scientific method
• hypothesis
• law
• theory

Organized procedure for testing a hypothesis; tests the effects of one thing on another under controlled condition

• experiment
• scientific method
• hypothesis
• law
• theory

Educated guess using what you know and what you observe

• hypothesis
• scientific method
• law
• theory
• bias

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

• independent variable
• scientific method
• hypothesis
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• theory

prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair.

• bias
• scientific method
• hypothesis
• law
• theory

statement about what happens in nature that seems to be true all of the time; does not explain how or why something is happening

• law
• scientific method
• hypothesis
• theory
• bias

explanation of things or events that is based on many observations and investigations

• theory
• scientific method
• hypothesis
• law
• bias

can be used to represent an idea, object or event that is too large, too small or to dangerous to observe or test directly

• model
• scientific method
• hypothesis
• law
• theory