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WorksheetsUnit 1 Vocab Quiz
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 2hrs 55mins
Chromatography
A simple microscope that uses a light source and lenses to magnify a speciem
Only Independent Variable is changed; all other variables are kept the same
A factor in an experiment that is kept the same
Using special paper and solvent to separate the pigments in a specimen
Wet Mount Slide
Used to digitally measure mass in mg, g, or kg
A specimen placed in a drop of water on a microscope slide with a cover slip
How much larger a specimen is made by a lens
Data collected based only on sensory observations
Compound Microscope
Does NOT get the independent variable
Used to digitally measure mass in mg, g, or kg
How much larger a specimen is made by a lens
A simple microscope that uses a light source and lenses to magnify a specimen
Triple Beam Balance
Used to measure mass in mg, g, or kg by hand
Used to display data/results in a linear format
Used to digitally measure mass in mg, g, or kg
Used to measure liquids in mL
Control Group
Only the Independent Variable is changed; all other variables are kept the same
Does NOT get the independent variable
A factor that is kept the same for all experimental groups
Using special paper and solvent to separate the pigments in a specimen
Thermometer
Used to measure temperature in degrees Celsius or Fahrenheit
How much larger a specimen is made by a lens
Used to measure liquids in mL
A statement based on something one has seen, heard, or noted
Controlled Experiment
Does NOT get the independent variable
A factor that is kept the same for all experimental groups
The process used to test a hypothesis
Only the Independent Variable is changed; all other variables are kept the same
Theory
The number of subjects being studied in an experiment
A scientifically accepted general principle or explanation of phenomena (A hypothesis that has been thoroughly tested)
A person's opinion as to how something could have occurred
The idea, prediction, or question being tested in an experiment
Controlled Variable/Factor
Does NOT get the independent variable
Only the Independent variable is changed; all other variables are kept the same
A factor that is kept the same for all experimental groups
What is observed or measured during an experiment
Sample Size
How big the snacks you get at the supermarket are
Data represented by a NUMBER
The process used to test a hypothesis
The number of subjects being studied in an experiment
Data Table
Used to display and organize data & experimental results
Used to display data/results in a linear format
The idea, prediction, or question being tested in an experiment
A statement based on something one has seen, heard, or noticed.
Quantitative Data
Data collected based on sensory observations
Used to display and organize data & experimental results
A statement based on something one has seen, heard, or noticed
Data represented by a NUMBER
Dependent Variable
Variable that is kept the same for all groups in an experiment
What is being observed/measured by an experiment
The variable being CHANGED and tested in an experiment
Receives the Independent Variable
Qualitative Data
Data represented by a NUMBER
Data collected based only on sensory observations
Used to display & organize data & experimental results
A statement based on something one has seen, heard, or noticed
Electronic Balance/Digital Scale
Used to measure liquids in mL
Used to display data/results in a linear format
Used to digitally measure mass in mg, g, or kg
Used to measure mass in mg, g, or kg by hand
Observation
Data collected based only on sensory input
A statement based on something one has seen, heard, or noticed
How much larger a specimen is made by a lens
The process used to test a hypothesis
Experiment
Gets the Independent Variable
A statement based on something one has seen, heard, or noticed
The number of subjects being studied
The process used to test a hypothesis
Magnification
How much larger a specimen is made by a lens
A simple microscope that uses a light source and lenses
The number of subjects being studied in an experiment
How much smaller a specimen is made by a lens
Experimental Group
Does NOT get the independent variable
The number of subjects being studied in an experiment
The group(s) that gets different levels of the Independent Variable
The variable being changed and tested in an experiment
Graduated cylinder
A liquid container that has made it through high school
Used to measure liquids in mL
Used to measure mass in mg, g, or kg by hand
Used to display and organize data & experimental results
Independent Variable
The variable being changed and tested in an experiment
The variable being measured/observed in an experiment
The variable(s) being kept the SAME in an experiment
The variable that is not affected at all by the experiment
Graph
Used to display & organize data & experimental results
Used to display data/results in a linear format
The idea, prediction, or question being tested in an experiment
What is being observed/measured in an experiment
Hypothesis
What is being observed/measured in an experiment
A statement based on something one has seen, heard, or noticed
Data collected based only on sensory observations
The idea, prediction, or question being tested in an experiment
