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16 Cards in this Set
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What are the 5 ways we observe the world around us? |
5 senses: taste, touch, sight, hear, smell. |
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What is a hypothesis? |
An educated guess. |
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What is a variable? |
A variable is the part of the experiment that changes. |
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What is an independent variable? |
Is the cause, or the 'If' in an, if then, statement.
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What is a dependent variable? |
The effect of the independent, or the 'then' in the if then statement. |
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What does infer mean? |
It is an inference. |
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What does it mean to control the variables? |
It is the variable that stays the same. |
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What is the independent variable and the dependent variable in this sentence. "If I chew gum, then I won't be able to walk as well. |
Independent: chewing gum Dependent: I won't be able to walk as well. |
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What is the independent and dependent variable in this hypothesis. "I like to eat pizza, because it is so tasty." |
Independent: I like pizza Dependent: It is so tasty. |
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Why is it good to replicate an experiment? |
You more likely will get different results each time. |
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Why is it good to have a bunch of people do the same experiment? |
They more likely will get different results. |
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What kind of table is good to use to put your data in. |
A bar graph. |
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What are the following tools used for, Graduate Cylinder, Beaker, Thermometer, and Meter Stick. |
Precise liquid measurements, non-precise liquid measurements, measuring temperature, and measuring length. |
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What graph is good to look at percentages? |
A pie graph. |
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What graph is good to look at data changing over time? |
A line graph. |
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What graph is good to look at 2 or more pieces of data. |
A bar graph. |
