Unit 1 Vocab Quiz

What is the term for how close a measurement is to the correct value for that measurement?

• Precision

• Accuracy

• Validity

• Reliability

What is defined as a standard for expressing the measurement of a base quantity within a particular system of units?

• Derived unit

• Control variable

• Base unit

• Independent variable

What term describes a statement that always happens under certain conditions and is accepted to be true and universal?

• Hypothesis

• Scientific Theory

• Scientific Law

• Conclusion

What is a testable explanation about something based on prior knowledge and observations?

• Hypothesis

• Prediction

• Conclusion

• Experimental Design

What is a guess about what might happen based on observation and inference?

• Hypothesis

• Prediction

• Conclusion

• Experimental Design

What term describes how consistently a method measures something?

• Validity

• Precision

• Accuracy

• Reliability

What term describes how accurately a method measures what it is intended to measure?

• Validity

• Precision

• Accuracy

• Reliability

What is a set of procedures designed to test a hypothesis called?

• Engineering Design

• Experimental Design

• Scientific Theory

• Control Variable

What is a series of steps to follow to come up with a solution to a problem called?

• Experimental Design

• Scientific Theory

• Engineering Design

• Hypothesis

What is a quantity that stands alone and isn't changed by other variables called?

• Dependent variable

• Control variable

• Constant

• Independent variable