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30 Cards in this Set
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For example: the thermometer readings
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Data
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A scientific test designed to give information under carefully controlled conditions.
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Experiment
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Any condition that can be changed.
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Variable
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Chart used to record data
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Data Table
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Educated guess about the answer to a problem or question.
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Hypothesis
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An explanation for the way something behaves.
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Theory
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A statement that describes how something behaves.
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Law
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Often show patterns that cannot be seen in numbers
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Graph
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The answer to a question asked.
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Conclusion
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Tests a hypothesis
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Experiment
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Lacks the experimental variable.
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Control
Control Setup |
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A judgement based on the data gathered in an experiment.
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Conclusion
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The measurements and information that a scientist gets from an experiment.
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Data
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Like a picture of the numbers.
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Graph
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An extra setup in which all the conditions are the same except for the variable being tested.
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Control
Control Setup |
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A statement stating whether your hypothesis is supported or disproved by the experimental data
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Conclusion
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The first step in the scientific method.
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Make an observation
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After you make an observation, the second step in the scientific method.
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State the Problem
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After you state the problem, the third step in the scientific method.
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Hypothesis
A possible solution to the problem. |
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After you state the hypothesis, the fourth step in the scientific method.
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Experiment
A test of the hypothesis |
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After setting up the experiment, the fifth step of the scientific method.
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Make observations.
Collect and organize data. |
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After collecting and organizing data, the sixth step in the scientific method.
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State your conclusion, supporting or refuting your hypothesis.
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What a scientist does after writing his conclusion.
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Publish your experiment so other scientists can replicate them.
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What "educated" means in the words "educated hypothesis".
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You did research to see what else was already known about your subject.
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Individual who did experiments that refuted Phlogiston Theory.
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Antoine Lavoisier
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Why phlogiston theory was abandoned.
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1. substances gain mass when burned
2. substance in air is used up in burning |
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Where the independent (manipulated, experimental) variable is placed on a graph.
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x-axis
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Where the dependent (responding variable) is placed on a graph.
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y-axis
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Which was found to hold heat the longest?
gravel or water or air |
Water
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Which was found to release heat the fastest?
gravel or water or air |
Air
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