The Nature of Science

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The _ is an organized set of investigation procedures used by scientists.

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scientific method

Front

A _ is an educated guess or testable prediction

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hypothesis

Front

An organized procedure for testing a hypothesis is a(n) _.

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experiment

Front

A _ is a standard for comparison.

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control

Front

A(n) _ is a factor that doesn't vary in an experiment.

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constant

Front

The factor that is adjusted by the experimenter is the _. Options: control, independent variable, dependent variable

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independent variable

Front

The factor whose value depends on the independent variable is the _.

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dependent variable

Front

A rule of nature that sums up related observations to describe a pattern in nature is a _.

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scientific law

Front

A _ is an explanation based on experiments or the most logical explanation.

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scientific theory

Front

A _ is a visual display of information or data.

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graph

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