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Question | Answer |
The diverse ways in which scientists study the natural world. | Scientific inquiry |
A skill that involves the use of one or more senses. | Observation |
The facts, figures, and other evidence gathered through an observation. | Data |
An interpretation of an observation that is based on evidence or prior Knowledge. | Inference |
Inference | Variable |
A possible explanation for a set of observations or answer to a scientific question; must be testable. | Hypothesis |
The one factor that a scientist changes to test a hypothesis during and experiment; also called the independent variable. | Manipulated variable |
The factor that changes as a result of changes to the manipulated variable in an experiment; also called the dependent variable. | Responding Variable |
An experiment in which all of the variables except for one remain the same. | Controlled experiment |
A well-tested concept that explains a wide range of observations. | Scientific theory |
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