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- 1. Multiple ChoiceThe ongoing process of discovery in science; the diverse ways in which scientists study the natural world and propose explanations based on evidence they gather.scientific theoryscientific inquirysciencedata
- 2. Multiple ChoiceA possible explanation for a set of observations, or answer to a scientific question; must be testable.scientific lawdatahypothesisevaluating
- 3. Multiple ChoiceA factor that can change in an experiment.VariableManipulated variaberesponding variablescientific theory
- 4. Multiple ChoiceThe one factor that a scientist changes during an experiment; also called the independent variable.variabledataresponding variableindependent (manipulated) variable
- 5. Multiple ChoiceAn experiment in which only one variable is manipulated at a time.manipulated variablecontrolled experimentresponding variableevaluating
- 6. Multiple ChoiceThe factor that changes as a result of the manipulated, or independent variable, in an experiment; also called the dependent variablevariabledependent(responding) variableclassifyinginferring
- 7. Multiple ChoiceFacts, figures, and other evidence gathered through observations.classifyingvariablepredictingdata
- 8. Multiple ChoiceA statement that describes what scientists expect to happen every time under a particular set of conditions.manipulated variableclassifyingscientific lawinferring
- 9. Multiple ChoiceA well-tested explanation for a wide range of observations or experimental results.sciencescientific theorydatascientific law
- 10. Multiple Choicea way of learning about the natural worldscienceobservingevaluatingclassifying
- 11. Multiple Choiceusing one or more of your senses to gather informationscienceobservingqualitative observationscientific theory
- 12. Multiple ChoiceAn observation that deals with characteristics that cannot be expressed in numbers.Qualitative observationQuantitative observation
- 13. Multiple ChoiceAn observation that deals with characteristics that cannot be expressed in numbers.Qualitative observationQuantitative observation
- 14. Multiple Choicethe process of creating representations of complex objects or processesmaking modelsdatainferringscientific law
- 15. Multiple ChoiceThe process of making an inference, an interpretation based on observations and prior knowledgeinferringpredictingdataevaluating
- 16. Multiple ChoiceMaking a forecast of what will happen in the future based on past experience or evidenceinferringevaluatingpredictingmaking models
- 17. Multiple ChoiceThe process of grouping together items that are alike in some way.making modelsclassifyingscientific lawevaluating
- 18. Multiple ChoiceComparing observations and data to reach a conclusion about themevaluatingobservingclassiyingpredicing
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