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12 Cards in this Set
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What is the 5 step orderly way used by scientists to find answers about the natural world through observations and experiments ?
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The Scientific Method
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What is using the scientific method to learn something or prove something?
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scientific investigation
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What is the statement a scientist makes about what he/she thinks will happen in an experiment?
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hypothesis
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What is something that makes something else happen – the reason that something happens.
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effect
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What is something that happens as a result of something else – the result of a cause?
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cause
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What is a careful test to see if the hypothesis is correct?
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experiment
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What is something that can be changed in an experiment?
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variables
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What does the scientist intentionally changes in an experiment?
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independent variable
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What does the scientist measure or record due to the effect of the independent variable?
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dependent variable
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What are the variables that are the same in an experiment?
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constant variables
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What is the part of the experiment that the scientist changes to test if the hypothesis is correct?
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experimental group
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What is the part of the experiment where the IV is not changed?
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control group
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